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Solipsism (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the temptation to say only my experience is real — and the shame of saying it to anyone, who will reply he could say exactly the same.

A Solipsism (n.) resembles ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a man redrawing county lines to say the real Devonshire is here; he wants a new notation.

A Solipsism (n.) disagrees ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠with us about no practical fact — he pities us as much as anyone — he only wants to restrict 'real' to his own experiences; he is so sure because he is not stating an opinion.

Solipsism (n.) wants ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠to say 'I am the vessel of life' — and it is essential that no one to whom I say it can understand me: not false, but meaningless, that he should.

Solipsism (n.) points ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠ahead and says 'this is what's really seen', pointing to nothing as opposed to anything, like pressing the dashboard to push the car from inside.

Solipsism (n.) builds ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a clock with all its wheels and then fastens the dial to the pointer so they go round together — pointing robbed of sense, a near-tautology.

Solipsism (n.) means ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠something quite correct — only it cannot be said; it makes itself manifest.

Solipsism (n.) followed ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠out strictly coincides with pure realism: the self shrinks to a point without extension, and the reality co-ordinated with it remains.