solipsism

• Doutrina filosófica segundo a qual só existe com certeza o próprio eu ou a própria mente, e tudo o que está fora dela é incerto ou uma mera representação. Em sentido amplo, atitude de quem se fecha em si mesmo, ignorando ou desconsiderando os outros.

A philosophical theory asserting that only one's own mind is certain to exist, and that knowledge of anything outside the self is uncertain.

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1. Philosophical theory of self-existenceC2formal

   The philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist, and that knowledge of anything outside the mind is uncertain.

   Teoria da existência apenas da própria consciência

   • Solipsism argues that the external world cannot be proven to exist independently of one's perception.
   • Many philosophers reject solipsism because it leads to a lonely and unverifiable view of reality.
   • The character in the novel struggled with solipsism, doubting the existence of other people.