Showing posts with label Infant solipsism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infant solipsism. Show all posts

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Solipsism: do others exist in your mind only?



Solipsism is one of the most interesting theories of mind. Why? I’ll tell you how solipsists define solipsism. Get ready, solipsism definition is as follows: one’s own mind is all that can be known to exist. But what does solipsism really mean? Not only solipsists and philosophers in general know the meaning of solipsism – also average people like you and me have probably experienced solipsism as a child (infant solipsism). Solipsism is so convincing that there is even a solipsism syndrome – therefore you could actually suffer from solipsism. If you’re not afraid to start doubting in others’ existence, continue reading…

Think about your childhood. What’s your first memory? Most people can trace their memories back to the time they were about 3 or 4 years old. You probably can’t remember from your own experience what had happened before your 3rd birthday or even if you are it’s almost impossible to have any memories before 2nd birthday. How can you know what had happened before then?


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