egoism

Example Sentences

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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

He was deeply skeptical about both the industrial working class, who he noted all wished could be middle class, and of western Europe, which was shot-through with individualism, egoism, and the obsession with wealth.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

In this feeling of justice, acquired through an extension of egoism, is the root of all virtue.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.