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单词 pursuit of self-interest
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pursuit of self-interest

collocation in English

meaningsofpursuitandself-interest

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pursuit
noun
uk
/pəˈsjuːt/us
/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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self-interest
noun[U]
uk
/ˌselfˈɪn.tər.est/us
/ˌselfˈɪn.t̬ɚ.est/
the act of considering the advantage to yourself when making decisions, and deciding to do what is best ...
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(Definition ofpursuitandself-interestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpursuit of self-interest

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That her novel articulates a story in which thepursuitofself-interestis not stigmatized or considered vulgar is significant in historical terms.
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What he understands by reciprocity is something deeper than cooperation in thepursuitofself-interest.
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Yet, the plot never fails to reward thepursuitofself-interestwith symbolic and material gains.
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This leaves a puzzle about the amount of effort that so many scholars have put into finding a way to reduce social motivation to a disguisedpursuitofself-interest.
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Economists and sociologists have shown that gift-giving is "all-pervasive" today in our world in which market exchange and thepursuitofself-interestcan be seen as dominating.
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She wishes to restore a competitive market in which only the rigorouspursuitofself-interestensures survival.
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Of course, thepursuitofself-interestis not the solution to world problems.
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The journal aims to encourage work on the relationship between society, economy, institutions and markets, moral commitments and the rationalpursuitofself-interest.
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His theories regarding the invisible hand are commonly interpreted to mean individualpursuitofself-interestunintentionally producing collective good for society.
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It stated that acts of force and fraud are undertaken in thepursuitofself-interestand self-control.
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Indeed, thepursuitofself-interestis in this view "beneficial" for all, it is exactly what makes the market tick.
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An individual may choose to forsake pursuing immediate gratification by supporting and not interfering with others'pursuitofself-interest.
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pursuit of truth

collocation in English

meaningsofpursuitandtruth

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pursuit
noun
uk
/pəˈsjuːt/us
/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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truth
noun
uk
/truːθ/us
/truːθ/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofpursuitandtruthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpursuit of truth

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He had little interest in an abstractpursuitoftruth.
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Naive empiricism, on the other hand, promised to restore economics as 'science' by allowing it to be an 'uncompromisingpursuitoftruth'.
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Nowhere is thepursuitoftruthand justice more vividly exemplified than in this arena.
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He took thepursuitoftruthto be the life of the mind.
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Here is the achievement of dedication to thepursuitoftruth.
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The glory of love and devotion, and the passion of thepursuitoftruth, are replaced by the trivial.
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It is certainly enterprising, though one could recommend certain other aims to it, one of which would be thepursuitoftruth.
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The only thing that will offer that is a sane world in which thepursuitoftruthis given priority over the pursuit of power.
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By the phrase "academic freedom" academics mean independent inquiry and thepursuitoftruth, wherever that may lead and in whatever area of knowledge.
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Is it unsuitable or not fitting in thepursuitoftruthor the achievement of a just verdict?
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Certainly, in itspursuitoftruth, its quasi-judicial status has not helped to dispel that perception.
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If this amendment, is accepted, thepursuitoftruth, where it touches upon racial matters, would be rendered dangerous if not impossible.
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I want to pay tribute to her relentlesspursuitoftruth.
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I have been asked for apursuitoftruth.
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Democracy leaves them free to undertake the intellectualpursuitoftruth, regardless of society's constraints.
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Universities are communities dedicated to thepursuitoftruthand excellence, not the pursuit of democracy.
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As foundations devoted to teaching, research and learning they know that theirpursuitoftruthis dependent upon free speech and lawful assembly flourishing.
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That is so because the open expression and criticism of diverse views is vital to thepursuitoftruth, which is the central function of the academic enterprise.
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Thepursuitoftruthin all aspects is wonderfully aggressive and violent.
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