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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  

'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".

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]].

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].

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]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]