Selfishness
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| - | [[Excessive]] [[love]] and thought of [[self]]; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest. Considered by Objectivists to be an antonym of "egotist," and has the meaning "rational [[self-interest]]." | + | # Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making. |
| + | # Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being. | ||
| - | == Related == | + | ====Usage notes==== |
| - | [[hedonism]] - [[narcissism]] - [[individualism]] - [[self]] | + | * Said of people, motives, desires, acts, etc. |
| - | == Contrast == | + | |
| - | [[other]] - [[altruism]] | + | ====Synonyms==== |
| - | == References == | + | * [[egoistic]] |
| - | *''[[The Ego and its Own]]'' ([[1844]]) - [[Max Stirner]] | + | * [[egotistic]] |
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| + | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| + | * [[altruistic]] | ||
| + | * [[philanthropic]] | ||
| + | * [[selfless]] | ||
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| + | ====Derived terms==== | ||
| + | * [[selfishly]] | ||
| + | * [[selfishness]] | ||
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- Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
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Usage notes
- Said of people, motives, desires, acts, etc.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- selfishly
- selfishness
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