Saturday Word: Solipsist

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

so·lip·sist [ˈsō-ləp-ˌsi-zt]:
origin: (1874) Latin; solus= "alone" + ipse= "self"

noun (also, adjective: so·lip·sis·tic)
1. The philosophical notion that only the self can be proven to exist, ostensibly meaning that perhaps nothing else really does (or cannot truly be known) and that the world may be a unique delusion; idealism; skepticism.
→ some psychologists believe that infants are born solipsists and eventually learn to reject it as empathy and experiences with others increase.
→ "solipsism syndrome" is often brought on by long periods of isolation, a complete rejection or detachment of the outside world (see also: depersonalization disorder, hikikomori).

2. Narcissism; total obsession with the self and your own feelings or desires to the extent that no one else's matter.

Antonyms: altruistic, benevolent, magnanimous, self-sacrificing.

Comments

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

The definition you have listed first is the one they abide by. But I feel that anyone who *truly* believed something like that would hold others in no regard at all.

What?? I cannot tolerate that, with the "literally". How can one word MEAN its opposite?? >_< I refuse to accept that. This "literally" phenomenon has been driving me crazy... so much so, in fact, that I've been very naughty in my duties, sometimes omitting the word when I hear it used incorrectly in the news. :-P I know I shouldn't do that, but it's a major peeve. How are we to make sense of the world or communicate with each other if we go around completely changing a word's meaning? Yes, I know it's a common thing with slang and such. I'm sure the older generations were majorly peeved at us and our incorrect use of "awesome" in the 80s and beyond.. but literally and figuratively... they mean opposite things! *cries*

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

so much so, in fact, that I've been very naughty in my duties, sometimes omitting the word when I hear it used incorrectly in the news.

I love you.

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

X-D!!

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

It's also nice to know as a matter of a fact, because I've seen captioning (which I usually have on for various reasons despite not being hard of hearing) that I was suspicious was being "edited" and that it wasn't an oversight. Not too much that was bad though.

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

I'm doing KPIX right this minute. ^_^ Captioners do sometimes paraphrase for one reason or another (usually because they aren't quite fast enough to keep up. I do it too sometimes, but do my best to make it verbatim. What's ultimately important is that it just makes sense and doesn't compromise the important details of the story.