Here’s an old term paper I wrote defending phenomenal idealism. It explains early on what it is. It’s basically Berkeley’s idealism but without God. As I characterize it, phenomenal idealism says there are minds /experiences and also physical things, but only the former are fundamental; physical things are constructs out of minds/experiences. Solipsistic phenomenal idealism just means you are the only mind (or at least, the only fundamental one—all others are constructs out of yours.)
“Phenomenal” might not be relevant, it’s just the term I was taught for the view. I’d just say “Solipsistic idealism” except that there are so many kinds of idealism that I don’t think that would be helpful.
Here’s an old term paper I wrote defending phenomenal idealism. It explains early on what it is. It’s basically Berkeley’s idealism but without God. As I characterize it, phenomenal idealism says there are minds /experiences and also physical things, but only the former are fundamental; physical things are constructs out of minds/experiences. Solipsistic phenomenal idealism just means you are the only mind (or at least, the only fundamental one—all others are constructs out of yours.)
“Phenomenal” might not be relevant, it’s just the term I was taught for the view. I’d just say “Solipsistic idealism” except that there are so many kinds of idealism that I don’t think that would be helpful.