*1 : the [[act]] of asserting oneself or one's own [[rights]], claims, or [[opinions]]
*1 : the [[act]] of asserting oneself or one's own [[rights]], claims, or [[opinions]]
*2 : the [[act]] of asserting one's superiority over others
*2 : the [[act]] of asserting one's superiority over others
*3 : the [[action]] of asserting one's [[individuality]], or insisting upon one's claims or one's [[supremacy]].
*3 : the [[action]] of asserting one's [[individuality]], or insisting upon one's claims or one's [[supremacy]].
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==Reference==
==Reference==
For a poignant [[illustration]] of the term self-assertion:
For a poignant [[illustration]] of the term self-assertion:
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*see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger Martin Heidegger's] (in)famous Rectoral Inaugural address entitled ''[http://www.archive.org/details/MartinHeidegger-TheSelfAssertionOfTheGermanUniversity1933'' The Self-Assertion of the German University and The Rectorate 1933]
*see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger Martin Heidegger's] (in)famous Rectoral Inaugural address entitled ''[http://www.archive.org/details/MartinHeidegger-TheSelfAssertionOfTheGermanUniversity1933'' The Self-Assertion of the German University and The Rectorate 1933]