Word of the day December 2
 

The Word of the Day for December 2 is:

solipsism • \SOH-lip-sih-zum\ • (noun) a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing

A little more information about today’s word:
Fans of Rene Descartes credit the French philosopher with introducing solipsism as a major problem of modern philosophy, but the word "solipsism" most likely sprang from a French satire called _La Monarchie des Solipses_ written by Giulio Clemente Scotti in 1652 (two years after Descartes's death). The term wasn't used in English until the late 19th century, when "solipsism," a composite of the Latin "solus" ("alone") and "ipse" ("self"), was applied purely in the philosophical sense. Recently the word has taken on another, more general sense, suggesting selfishness or self-indulgence. Be careful not to confuse it with "solecism," which refers to a grammatical error in speech, or to a breach of etiquette.

My sentence:
After learning about solipsism in Philosophy 101, Dan wondered if the things around him might just be products of his own mind.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

Next sentence?

Solipsism my favorite feature on a woman; I like the eyes first, then I’m your basic “tits and ass” kind of guy.

After toking a huge blunt, Gary began staring at his thumb and had the solipsist revelation that he was the center of the universe.

I take no stock in solipsism.

I take no solipse in any stocksism

Hamlet, addressing Yorick, rhetorically questioned both nihilism and solipsism in Shakespeare's play.

Alone in his prison cell, Roderick built castles in his mind but burned the drawbridge as he formulated his manifesto which was
to become fueled by a fractured ego, propelled by a myopic, super-solipsistic fantasy and completely devoid of any sense of spirit.