subjective idealism


nounPhilosophy.
  1. a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.

Origin of subjective idealism

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Other words from subjective idealism

  • subjective idealist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for subjective idealism

subjective idealism

noun
  1. philosophy the theory that all experience is of ideas in the mind

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