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What does egoism mean?

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Noun
  1. The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
  2. (ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
  3. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egotism.
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The brash egoism of 20 years ago has been replaced with a more gracious dignity.
Deliberately to distance oneself from others behind miles of park wall is an act of supreme egoism.
One issue concerns how much ethical egoism differs in content from standard moral theories.
His arrogance, egoism and desperate need for womanising, are as well known as his genius.
As long as such a National Assembly exists, the vicious collective egoism will be still spreading in this society.
James A. Johnston, the prison's first warden, believed that egoism was the chief failing of recidivists.

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