solipsism

Definition of Solipsism in English :

1. solipsism

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Solipsism

noun

philosophy

the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence

noun

1.

the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states

2.

the theory that nothing exists or is real but the self

n.

1. Philosophy The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.

2. The view that the self is the only reality.

3. Absorption with oneself without consideration for the needs and desires of others: a self-indulgent memoir that revealed the author's solipsism.