Unlike personal identity,egoisticconcern can be a matter of degree and is thus affected by the degree of psychological unity of the individual.From theCambridge English Corpus
Nor is he afraid of theegoisticdisplay.From theCambridge English Corpus
The world they depict is neither hellish nor depraved, but it is decidedlyegoisticand provincial.From theCambridge English Corpus
On the first view, commitment epitomizes everything that transcends thoseegoisticpreferences, inclinations, and desires on which homines oeconomici are usually taken to act.From theCambridge English Corpus
This is because they are built on anegoisticperspective of carrot and stick.From theCambridge English Corpus
The "natural" unit of the family thus breaks up into a multitude of competing groups of proprietors, who essentially aim at their particularegoisticadvantage.From theCambridge English Corpus
This physical and functional continuity of consciousness is what explains ouregoisticconcern about our future.From theCambridge English Corpus
Thenegoisticreasons would be desire-based, unlike the reasons for categorical 'oughts' as invoked by utilitarians and intuitionists.From theCambridge English Corpus
The second criterion, (2b), makesegoisticand universalistic hedonism use different methods, since the egoist considers only his own pleasure.From theCambridge English Corpus
In any case, these forms of liberalism would be tooegoisticand individual-centered to most champions of solidarity.From theCambridge English Corpus
First, the linkage between trade and environment makes sense when the country addressing the environmental issues isegoistic.From theCambridge English Corpus
But, evidently, the nonpartisan may also use his relatively superior position for purelyegoisticinterests.From theCambridge English Corpus
Her questions aim to escape theegoisticinstinct of the creative self and to offer the power to speak, rhetorically, to the other.From theCambridge English Corpus
The first criterion, (2a), makes intuitionism and utilitarianism use different methods and makesegoisticand universalistic hedonism use the same method.From theCambridge English Corpus
Aristotle's ethical theory is often seen as instructing agents in the prudent pursuit of their own well-being, and therefore labeledegoistic.From theCambridge English Corpus
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