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Question Logically, the view entailed by solipsism (i.e., that I cannot prove that there exists anything beyond my own consciousness) seems impossible to refute. How do philosophers persuade themselves not to stop at this position and abandon all further enquiry as futile?

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January 2, 2006

Question Logically, the view entailed by solipsism (i.e., that I cannot prove that there exists anything beyond my own consciousness) seems impossible to refute. How do philosophers persuade themselves not to stop at this position and abandon all further enquiry as futile? Accepted:January 2, 2006