GRE vocabulary

Solipsism

The view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.

Example

"Some critics argue that extreme individualism can lead to a form of solipsism, where one's own experiences are the only reality."

Etymology

From Latin 'solus' meaning 'alone' and 'ipse' meaning 'self'.

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