egoism
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“I think that in the dynamic of multilateral diplomacy, we need to avoid egoism, egoism of the north towards the south.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2023
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday the "egoism" of some nations was hampering efforts to seal a long-awaited treaty to protect the world's oceans.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2022
It’s a mistake to think that giving special weight to your own interests and concerns is egoism; egoism is giving them more weight than they merit.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021
The Saint-Simonians called egoism, the selfish pursuit of individual wealth, “the deepest wound of modern society.”
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
If the change from egoism to altruism could be pronounced logical confusion, then all mental evolution must constitute an increase of intellectual disorder, a continuous progress towards less instead of greater intelligence.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.
Vocabulary lists containing egoism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 2
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