solipsism
Mind alone exists
Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind can be known to exist—that the external world and other people might be constructs of one's consciousness.
In everyday use, solipsism describes extreme self-absorption or the inability to acknowledge perspectives beyond one's own: His solipsism made him incapable of genuine empathy.
Belief truth is personal
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- CartesianOf x-y coordinate geometry
- cogitoLatin for "I think"
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
epistemology · ontology · metaphysics · immaterialism · monism · nihilism · existentialism · rationalism
Seat of consciousness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
cognition · thought · psyche · sentience · qualia · phenomenal · introspection · consciousness
State of being isolated
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- solitudeState of being alone
- disconnectionState of being severed
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
separateness · aloofness · withdrawal · estrangement · loneliness · unreachable · incommunicable · bubble
Lack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- incredulityInability to accept something
unfalsifiable · unprovable · epistemic · agnosticism · critique · challenge · distrust · verification
State of being real
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- appearanceOutward visible form
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- simulationImitation of real processes
dreamlike · unreality · maya · constructed · projected · matrix
Preoccupied with oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-absorptionPreoccupation with oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
self-obsessed · self-involved · vanity · self-referential · navel-gazing · egomania · self-preoccupation
subjectivism
Belief truth is personal
phenomenology · epistemology · ontology · metaphysics · immaterialism · monism · nihilism · existentialism · rationalism · empiricism
mind
Seat of consciousness
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
awareness · cognition · thought · psyche · sentience · qualia · phenomenal · introspection · consciousness
alienation
State of being isolated
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- solitudeState of being alone
- disconnectionState of being severed
insularity · separateness · aloofness · withdrawal · estrangement · loneliness · unreachable · incommunicable · bubble
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
incredulity · unfalsifiable · unprovable · epistemic · agnosticism · critique · challenge · distrust · verification · certainty
existence
State of being real
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- appearanceOutward visible form
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
simulation · dreamlike · unreality · maya · constructed · projected · matrix
self-centered
Preoccupied with oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-absorptionPreoccupation with oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
self-importance · self-obsessed · self-involved · vanity · self-referential · navel-gazing · egomania · self-preoccupation
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- metaphysicsessence, being, reality, existence, substance theory
- philosophiesempiricism, stoicism, nihilism, idealism, materialism
- philosophyethics, logic, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology
- philosophy termstruth, reason, knowledge, wisdom, logic
- belief systemsobjectivism, bushido, utilitarianism, transhumanism, nihilism
solipsismrealism
Accepting things as they are
objectivism · materialism · physicalism · pluralism · empiricism
solipsismaltruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
collectivism · empathy · community · communitarianism · ubuntu