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solipsism

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    solipsism

    the philosophical theory that only the self can be known to exist, or that the world is a creation of the mind

    唯 (bound) → 唯 · wéi · -ism 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · self 论 (literal) → 论/論 · lùn · theory

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  • created sense approved 唯我论/唯我論 · wéi​wǒ​lùn · egoism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    egoism

    an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality

    唯 (bound) → 唯 · wéi · -ism 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · self 论 (literal) → 论/論 · lùn · theory

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