About The Word Egoism
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Egoism
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What's The Definition Of Egoism?
[n] attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Egoism: egocentrism | self-centeredness | self-concern | self-interest Related Terms | Find terms related to Egoism: See Also | narcism | narcissism | self-love | trait Egoism In Webster's Dictionary \E"go*ism\, n. [F. ['e]go["i]sme, fr. L. -ego I. See {I},
and cf. {Egotism}.]
1. (Philos.) 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.
2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding
one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness;
-- opposed to altruism.
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