Solipsism

Solipsism

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

Sample Sentences:

1. Avoiding solipsism requires that we assign consciousness ( or reality ) to everyone we could meet who is sufficiently similar to ourselves.
2. And one of its weaknesses is its own solipsism, its own narcissism.

Usage:
New York Times
Solipsism

Paragraph:
     Solipsism is the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. From the article above titled "solipsism", I believe that this term is used to define a certain person's future. By that, I mean that each inducidual person has the ability to decide his or her future. The article also referred to solipsism as a "God" to the induvidual. Each person has a way to create the future that they would like to fulfill.