Editing Solipsism (section)

{{Short description|Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist}}
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'''Solipsism''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-ncalif-solipsism.ogg|ˈ|s|ɒ|l|ᵻ|p|s|ɪ|z|əm}} {{respell|SOLL|ip|siz|əm}}; {{ety|la|solus|alone||ipse|self}})<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=solipsism|dictionary=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref> is the [[philosophy|philosophical]] idea that only one's [[mind]] is sure to exist. As an [[epistemology|epistemological]] position, solipsism holds that [[knowledge]] of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the [[Reality|external world]] and [[problem of other minds|other minds]] cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind.