2. Noun. One who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others ¹
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Definition of Solipsist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solipsist
Literary usage of Solipsist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appearance and Reality: A Metaphysical Essay by Francis Herbert Bradley (1908)
"Nor again would the solipsist lightly admit that his self was ... And if further
the solipsist admits that he cannot explain the course of outward ..."
2. A System of Metaphysics by George Stuart Fullerton (1904)
"But the solipsist argues: This truth is not really true for me (ie he ... It is
clear that, in this argument, the solipsist forgets that there are only two ..."
3. Humanism; Philosophical Essays by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller (1912)
"The solipsist thinks that fie is t/ie one, Now if this is thought out, ...
That the 'absolute idealist' is a solipsist need only be barely stated. ..."
4. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1916)
"According to the solipsist, what appear to be other finite selves like himself
... The illusion for the solipsist is the other selves and whatever else he ..."
5. Studies in Humanism by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller (1907)
"But, you will say, the solipsist is mad, and no sane person can entertain such
fancies. Even about this it is not safe to dogmatise. ..."
6. Body and Mind; a History and a Defence of Animism by William McDougall (1920)
"With the solipsist we cannot argue ; but all of us are agreed that Solipsism is
an impossible attitude for a sane man. We affirm that each of us can escape ..."
7. Body and Mind: A History and a Defense of Animism by William McDougall (1911)
"With the solipsist we cannot argue ; but all of us are agreed that Solipsism is
an impossible attitude for a sane man. We affirm that each of us can escape ..."
8. Scientific Theism: Organic Scientific Philosophy by Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1888)
"The only "consistent Idealist" is the solipsist himself ; there is no other ...
But the solipsist himself, if he ventured to say it to " an Other" than ..."
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