Jenny Zhang

Once I decided I was happy with something, I'd try to send it off into the world, and either someone would want it exactly as it was, or it would remain in my notebook/laptop, and no one would ever see it. This is probably why I didn't work with an editor until I was 26. The solipsism!

Chinese Actress

Ross Douthat

A diverse elite may be good in its own right, as a matter of justice and representation. But nothing about being a woman or a minority makes you immune to meritocracy's ruthless solipsism.

American Author

David Foster Wallace

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

American Writer

Timothy Morton

I discover in my experiential space evidence for the wrongness of solipsism, and this evidence is called beauty.

English Philosopher

Solipsism stresses doubt about the reality of others compared to oneself.

Only Mind Certain

Used mainly in philosophy to discuss self-knowledge versus external reality.

Philosophical Use

Solipsism isn't just about ego; it questions the existence of anything beyond oneself.

Not Narcissism

In psychology, solipsism isn't being self-centered, but rather exclusive focus on personal experience.

Not Just Selfish

Understand that psychological solipsism is about one's inner mental states.

Psychological Context

Solipsism can refer to how focusing solely on oneself harms social connections.

Impacts Relationships

 Okay? So in that regard, this is one of the things, this is one of the privileges of being, and here's another role, the inventor, and by the way, when I told you that I'm the world's greatest, if you're keeping score, we've had narcissism and solipsism and now a healthy dose of egocentricism.