What's the difference between solipsism and solitude?

Solipsism


Definition:

  • (n.) Egotism.
  • (n.) Egoism.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Psychiatry unlike philosophy (with its problem of solipsism) recognizes the existence of other minds from the nonverbal communication between doctor and patient.
  • (2) "I think I was just… some people would call it under the protection of a guardian angel; other people would call it a child's solipsism.
  • (3) But don't worry, readers, he hasn't mistaken this MBM report for popular online solipsism enhancer Twitter.
  • (4) At a time when our discussion of Iraq, as of everything else, threatens to collapse into solipsism, we need to remember our obligations to a country that we have helped to ruin.
  • (5) Only Dunst's Justine exists, shrouded in solipsism and selfishness, the sort of bubble that allows you to think you make your own rules (such as decreeing a Dogma declaration) and say dumb things and that all your acolytes will still think you're wonderful.
  • (6) Finally, the evidence that the nature of the sensory world varies from species to species forces us to re-examine the theory of solipsism in biological terms.
  • (7) Why did I hear myself even criticising its monolithic solipsism?
  • (8) Two intimate scenes, among many, illustrate her solipsism.
  • (9) As the scope of his work has tightened – from the sprawling ensembles of Boogie Nights and Magnolia through the intimate duologue of Punch-Drunk Love to the all-consuming solipsism of There Will Be Blood – so his dedication to his craft has intensified, with his disdain for PR and celebrity marking him out as the most devout film-maker of his generation (as well as the owner of one of Wikipedia's most glitz-free "personal life" sections).

Solitude


Definition:

  • (a.) state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.
  • (a.) Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; -- said of places; as, the solitude of a wood.
  • (a.) solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She wanted it used as a winter White House – a place where a president could find solitude and rest.
  • (2) The only sound was the breeze whispering to the grass: splendour in solitude.
  • (3) Solitude becomes a way of life and social interaction a scarce commodity for many chronic schizophrenics who are in institutional settings.
  • (4) I yearned for solitude; most of all, I wanted to sleep alone.
  • (5) A '"demi-alien", he began, in his solitude, to write a novel.
  • (6) You won't need a guide on the Petroglyph Point or Nordenskiold Site No 16 trails, where hikers can experience solitude among the primitive paintings and ruins.
  • (7) 'Solitude' was a measure of the time during each day when potential sources of help were spontaneously available.
  • (8) The years of solitude spent pushing others towards your goal, the decision to place yourself in harm's way (as in Stachel's case), and the constant threat of failure.
  • (9) Most important, Carlin says, Freeman, abetted by the screenwriter, "impressively conveys the giant solitude of Mandela".
  • (10) Eventually this marriage gets to old age in solitude, with the bitterness of loneliness."
  • (11) She doesn't mind being lonely – "if you call it solitude it doesn't seem so bad" – and she takes long walks, another of her salvations.
  • (12) Additional research is suggested to increase the generalizability of the findings of this study and to isolate conditions related to Orem's (1985) sets of actions for maintenance of a balance between solitude and social interaction.
  • (13) Symbiontic psychoses (induced delusions) are marked by 'solitude by twos'--together in alienation to the environment.
  • (14) But it was Salinger's own war that seems to have perpetuated his adolescence, trapping him in the mind and spirit of a disaffected teen and subsequently sponsoring a deep yearning for solitude.
  • (15) The differences in general activity were detected after 69 and 79 days of social deprivation; the hyperactivity induced by amphetamine was greater after 79 days of isolation and the pentylenetetrazol CD50's were higher after 56, 69 and 79 days of solitude.
  • (16) This resulted in the isolation of provincial psychiatric hospitals, general hospital psychiatric units and community mental health programs, with little overall accountability for the services provided--three solitudes.
  • (17) Either you play your difference for all it is worth, or you retreat into solitude.
  • (18) Photograph: National Trust What do you do if you hanker after a dose of solitude somewhere scenic and remote, but can no longer heft a heavy rucksack because of a dodgy back?
  • (19) Distinct hypochondriac and relation delusions evolved and the feeling of solitude increased.
  • (20) After a standing ovation and several prizes at Sundance, this quiet little film about a very small man who gets so fed up with people's reaction to his tiny size that he decides to live in total solitude, has made its way around the world as an example of the kind of American cinema you now hardly ever see.

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