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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [[Latin]] [[ego]] + English -''tism'' used to denote a [[system]] of [[belief]]. As such, the term is etymologically related very closely with philosophical [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism]. | + | [[Latin]] [[ego]] + English -''tism'' used to denote a [[system]] of [[belief]]. As such, the term is etymologically related very closely with philosophical [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egoism egoism]. |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1714] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1714] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun | | *1a : excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
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| 'In egotism we find the person filled with an overweening sense of the importance and [[qualities]] of his [[personality]]...the things of the "Me"'. Egotism means placing oneself at the [[center]] of one's world with no concern for [[other]]s, including those loved or considered as "close", in any other terms except those set by the "egotist". | | 'In egotism we find the person filled with an overweening sense of the importance and [[qualities]] of his [[personality]]...the things of the "Me"'. Egotism means placing oneself at the [[center]] of one's world with no concern for [[other]]s, including those loved or considered as "close", in any other terms except those set by the "egotist". |
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− | Egotism is closely related to "loving one's self" or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism narcissism] - indeed 'by egotism we may envisage a kind of socialized narcissism'. Egotists have a strong tendency 'to talk about themselves a great deal...in a self-important fashion'; and egotism may include 'a grandiose sense of self-importance...arrogant, boastful, [[concei]]ted' and self-promoting even at the expense of others - 'refusing to recognise others for their accomplishments'. This [[conceit]] is a [[character]] [[trait]] describing a [[person]] who [[acts]] to gain [[values]] in an amount excessively greater than that which he/she gives to others. Egotism is often accomplished by exploiting the [[sympathy]], irrationality or [[ignorance]] of others, as well as utilizing coercive [[force]] and/or [[fraud]]. | + | Egotism is closely related to "loving one's self" or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism narcissism] - indeed 'by egotism we may envisage a kind of socialized narcissism'. Egotists have a strong tendency 'to talk about themselves a great deal...in a self-important fashion'; and egotism may include 'a grandiose sense of self-importance...arrogant, boastful, [[concei]]ted' and self-promoting even at the expense of others - 'refusing to recognise others for their accomplishments'. This [[conceit]] is a [[character]] [[trait]] describing a [[person]] who [[acts]] to gain [[values]] in an amount excessively greater than that which he/she gives to others. Egotism is often accomplished by exploiting the [[sympathy]], irrationality or [[ignorance]] of others, as well as utilizing coercive [[force]] and/or [[fraud]]. |
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| Egotism differs from both [[altruism]] - or acting to gain fewer values than are being given - and from egoism, the unremitting pursuit of one's one [[self]]-interest. Various forms of "empirical egoism" can be consistent with egotism, but 'egoistic [[behavior]] refers to actions that are primarily [[motivated]] by self-interest...without [necessarily] having an over-blown sense of self]. | | Egotism differs from both [[altruism]] - or acting to gain fewer values than are being given - and from egoism, the unremitting pursuit of one's one [[self]]-interest. Various forms of "empirical egoism" can be consistent with egotism, but 'egoistic [[behavior]] refers to actions that are primarily [[motivated]] by self-interest...without [necessarily] having an over-blown sense of self]. |
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− | Although 'no one really likes [[criticism]] because it shrinks our [[ego]] a bit', as a rule and in particular 'egotists do not take criticism well...sometimes display "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_rage_and_narcissistic_injury narcissistic rage]" in the face of [[criticism]] or insults'[9]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egotistical] | + | Although 'no one really likes [[criticism]] because it shrinks our [[ego]] a bit', as a rule and in particular 'egotists do not take criticism well...sometimes display "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_rage_and_narcissistic_injury narcissistic rage]" in the face of [[criticism]] or insults'[9]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egotistical] |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |