Question

solipsism And yet he knew that he was in the right. The belief that nothing exists outside your own mind—surely there must be some way of demonstrating that it was false? ... ‘I told you, Winston,’ [O'Brien] said, ‘that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism. But you are mistaken.’

Accepted Answer

n. The theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. 1984, loc. 3723

Word	solipsism
Definition	n. The theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.
Sentence	And yet he knew that he was in the right. The belief that nothing exists outside your own mind—surely there must be some way of demonstrating that it was false? ... ‘I told you, Winston,’ [O'Brien] said, ‘that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism. But you are mistaken.’
Source	1984, loc. 3723

Solipsism N Theory Exist Knew Belief Mind—Surely Demonstrating