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solipsism

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solipsism
Philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence


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Jack tries to avoid responsibility for his existence in the world by retreating into a form of epistemological solipsism.
This is one of the most poignant condemnations of solipsism, of trying to confiscate another human being's life and shape it according to one's own distorted dreams and desires.
He got into music in college, which was also when his youthful solipsism grew into fullblown manic depression.
 
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