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[ UK /ˈiːɡə‍ʊˌɪzəm/ ]
[ US /ˈiɡoʊˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
  2. concern for your own interests and welfare

How To Use egoism In A Sentence

  • All crimes great and small could be traced to postcapitalist avarice, egoism, sloth, parasitism, drunkenness, religious prejudices or inherited depravity. Gorky Park
  • That is why, little children, be open to God's love and leave egoism and sin.
  • It is a spiritual ingredient, composed, when one comes to analyse it, of two chemical elements; of what might be called aesthetic egoism and of what we know as philosophic scepticism. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations
  • The egoism of retired presidents to keep the parties that they founded or co-founded immortal will play a significant role.
  • Stage fright masks itself as a domineering style, or as coyness, egoism, or pride.
  • In the public sphere, it became a criticism, denoting an excessive egoism and pettiness that precluded a consideration of the greater good.
  • Hobbes accepted that human beings are capable of generosity, kindness, and co-operation but the pride and egoism which is inherent in human nature means that mankind also is prone to conflict, violence, and great evil.
  • Some beliefs are the hijacker of reason, rationality, intelligence and logic, others are the products of egoism, biases, prejudices or preferences. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • The egoism and altruism attribute of individual behavior all is to meet own needs.
  • To explain what he meant by 'moral Communism' Matsuoko cited his own family, but said the Japanese concept of moral Communism had been overwhelmed by liberalism, individualism and egoism from the West. When Ayn Rand Villains Ruled the Earth, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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