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Can't remember the name of some philosophical thing

CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
edited August 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
It's the idea where people stop existing as soon as they leave the room - basically that things only exist if you can see them or feel them. I'm not sure if I'm explaining it well. It's kind of like solipsism, but I don't think it's quite the same thing.

Sorry if my post's really badly worded, and thank you if you can help.

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  • GoodOmensGoodOmens Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Based on a quick perusal online, it sounds alot like metaphysical solipsism.

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  • NostregarNostregar Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Not quite what you're describing, but object permanence?

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Are you talking about what some babies go through in their early life?

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  • [Michael][Michael] Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    phenomenalism? I dunno, that was a guess and it doesn't sound like it fits really. It was just a related article on the wikipedia page for empiricism.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Seems like some combination of solipsism and idealism: the only things that exist are perceptions or bundles of perceptions (idealism) and I'm the only perceiver (solipsism), so everything ceases to exist when I stop looking at it?

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    GoodOmens wrote: »
    Based on a quick perusal online, it sounds alot like metaphysical solipsism.

    or infantile solipsism.

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  • NisiNisi Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Esse est percipi (To be is to be percieved)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Berkeley

    Sounds very close to Berkeley's views, and his view isn't really solipsism since he does believe other things outside an individuals mind exists, he just thinks god holds it all together.

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  • T. J. Nutty Nub T. J. Nutty Nub Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Oh, jeez, my latin teacher told me about the damn greek philosopher who taught that idea

    If I could just remember

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Hmmm... just going by your dudes' Wiki links, I think I'm thinking of a combination of subjective idealism and solipsism. Thank you, all.
    T.J. Nutty Nub wrote: »
    Oh, jeez, my latin teacher told me about the damn greek philosopher who taught that idea
    We got taught this in third-year Indonesian. Basically, our tutor said, "What it means is... does [Cyvros] still exist when he leaves the room?" Damn, I miss Indonesian.

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