SOLIPSISM
l
p-sz
m, s
lp-)
n. Philosophy
1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.
[Latin slus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism.]
solip·sist n.
solip·sistic adj.
1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.
[Latin s
lus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism.]sol
ip·sist n.sol
ip·sistic adj.
I read this word in a workshop piece and fell in love with it. Essentially it is a spectrum word that indicates a person's inability (in varying degrees) to empathize with others. It's totally a Philip K. Dick wet-dream word.
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