(n.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.
(n.) Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism.
Example Sentences:
(1) This was not possible in a world dominated by greed, hatred, war, egoism and class.
(2) Today, we have to finally begin to remind ourselves of this banal, and perhaps boring truth: the only alternative [to the EU] is political chaos, the return to national egoisms, and in consequence, the triumph of anti-democratic tendencies, which can lead to history repeating itself.” Johnson’s remarks also triggered disbelief in Germany.
(3) This motto--which is merely a rewording of the command to "love thy neighbor as thyself"--is compatible with man's natural structure, and although it is based on altruistic egoism, it could hardly be attacked as unethical.
(4) Along with some positive traits as accuracy, economy, marked were egoism, egocentrism, dependency trends and other negative traits preventing social adaptation.
(5) Romney, by contrast, was viewed as a "locust capitalist", he said, who "spreads social frigidity and egoism".
(6) They are accused of the most incompatible crimes, of egoism and a mania for power, indifference to the fate of their cause, fanaticism, triviality, lack of humour, buffoonery and irreverence.
(7) This is partly an old man’s lament for innocent childhood days spent gathering wood, selling flowers, and chasing fish in the creek, but also part of his discourse against consumerism, egoism and what he calls “mental poverty”.
(8) Futurism held in equal contempt symbolism, classicism, moralism, parliamentarianism, feminism, "Don Juanism", individualism, archaism, egoism, pessimism, "and every kind of materialistic self-serving cowardice".
(9) Human behavior--from its most elementary states up to its most exquisite differentiae--is certainly determined by egoism.
(10) Very much like egoism, competence is one of life's ingredients in its own right Living beings compete among themselves to secure their territoriality (as far as Man is concerned, his personality).
(11) Godard's movie ran to a rhythm of disconnected imagery and deliberately garbled subtitles ("spacial form egoism", "empire or tourism").
(12) If we dare admit this fundamental egoism, then--some day--we may come to exercise a free and conscious influence upon our own evolution.
(13) Three ethical theories--egoism, utilitarianism, and formalism--are used to analyze the conflict and formulate solutions.
Egoist
Definition:
(n.) One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.
(n.) A believer in egoism.
Example Sentences:
(1) Three constructs of TUA were identified: passive fatalistic, egoistic, and conscientious.
(2) Results of both studies, then, suggest that the motivation to help evoked by empathy is not egoistic motivation to avoid negative social evaluation.
(3) Eight installments have now appeared in the Little Review of New York but unfortunately the Egoist (London) cannot find any printer to set up these chapters,” writes the novelist.
(4) It was further assumed that there is a behavioral tendency to reduce differences among these aspects by means of two types of behavioral principle: egoistic and contextual.
(5) He was the opposite of an egotist, being neither boastful nor conceited, but his professional personality had a streak of the kindly egoist to it.
(6) Three experiments tested whether empathy evokes egoistic motivation to share vicariously in the victim's joy at improvement (the empathic-joy hypothesis) instead of altruistic motivation to increase the victim's welfare (the empathy-altruism hypothesis).
(7) Further we learn that self-preservation cannot be an egoistical interest; it depends on the attachment to others.
(8) It was shown that subjects more dependent on alcohol are significantly less active in the role of sexual partner and in support of family, as well as are less effective in performing such roles and are more egoistic in the role of sexual partner than men less dependent on alcohol.
(9) He was an egoist who was interested in the material gains of power – the young women, the popularity and power."
(10) Two experiments contrasted predictions from the selfless and egoistic alternatives in the paradigm typically used by Batson and his associates.
(11) A phlegmatic person is characterised by a lack of egoistic or altruistic instincts while feelings of nausea or fear are increased.
(12) Mankind also grows exponentially, killing thousands of other species, poisoning the oceans and soft waters, polluting the atmosphere, all for his egoistic needs.
(13) All good knockabout stuff and the makings of a legend - irascible, menacing, self-important, egoistical.
(14) concerned with knowledge vs. feelings about the deprivation) and egoistical-fraternal (i.e.
(15) By taking into account relevant specialized literature and the results of other studies, the following general hypotheses were advanced, namely, that the communication of speech handicapped children is troubled in respect of its content and relation, and that their social behaviour shows more egoistic than cooperative features.
(16) If a player's choice depends on its own play (cooperate or defect) at the previous trial, it becomes possible for cooperative strategies to increase when rare in a population of egoists.
(17) In these conditions, through the conscious choice between the egoistic and the altruistic drives, could the growing person form the moral attitudes fitting his or her own nature.
(18) The results were interpreted as providing support for an egoistically based interpretation of helping under conditions of high empathy.
(19) An egoistic alternative account of this evidence was proposed and tested in our work.
(20) To be egoistical is to be ambitious and also indifferent to the views of others.