Egotism is an encouragement to maintain and enhance a good view of oneself, and generally display the evolving opinions of one's own personal features and interests. This often includes intellectual, physical, social, and other estimates
The egoists have a remarkable sense of centrality of 'I', their personal qualities. Egotism means placing oneself in the core of one's world regardless of others, including those who are "loved" or "close", in any other term except those subjectively imposed by the egoist.
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Characteristics
Egotism is closely related to egocentric love for self or narcissism that one might imagine - some even say "with egotism we might imagine some sort of socialized narcissism". Self-centered people have a strong tendency to talk about themselves by promoting themselves, and they may become arrogant and arrogant with a tremendous sense of their own interests. Their inability to recognize the accomplishments of others makes them highly self-promoting; while sensitivity to criticism can lead to a selfish part of the narcissistic outrage to insult.
Egotism differs from both altruism - or acts to gain fewer values ​​than is given - and from egoism, a constant pursuit of self-interest. The various forms of "empirical egoism" have been deemed consistent with egoism, but not - which also happens with egoism in general - requires having an increased sense of self.
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Development
In developmental terms, two rather different trajectories can be distinguished with respect to egoism - one individual, another culture.
With respect to the developing individual, a movement occurs from egocentrism to sociality during the growth process. It is normal for a baby to have an increased selfish feeling - almost majestic. Excessive evaluation of the ego itself regularly appears in the form of infantile love - in large part because the baby is everything to himself, omnipotent to the best of his own knowledge.
Optimal development allows gradual reconciliation to a more realistic view of the world's own place - reducing the swell of selfishness. Inadequate adjustment can later lead to so-called defensive egotism, serving for excessive compensation for the fragility of underlying self-concept. However, Robin Skynner assumes that in the ultimate growth period leads to a state in which "your ego is still there, but it takes the right limited place among all other egos".
Yet, in addition to the positive trajectory of diminished individual egoism, a somewhat different development can be noted in terms of culture, related to what has been seen as the rising infantilism (post-modern) society. Whereas in nineteenth-century selfishness it is still widely considered a traditional representative - for Nathaniel Hawthorne egotism is a kind of diseased self-contemplation - Romanticism has driven the flow of equilibrium, described by Richard Eldridge as a kind of "cultural egoism," replacing the individual's imagination to eliminate social tradition "The romantic idea of ​​the self-creating individual - from selfish and self-motivating selfishness - then takes on a wider social dimension in the next century.Kingats may still attack Wordsworth because of the nature of retreat into the selfish ego, but by the end of the century the 20 egoism has been naturalized more broadly by my generation into the Culture of Narcissism.
In the 21st century, romantic egoism has been seen as feeding into techno-capitalism in two complementary ways: on the one hand, through self-centered consumers, focused on establishing themselves through 'brand' identity; on the other hand through equally selfish voices of 'authentic' protests, as they are angry at the machine, only to produce a new form of commodity that serves to drive the system for further consumption.
Sex
There is a question mark over the relationship between sex and selfishness. Sigmund Freud is popularly claiming that love can change selfishly, giving him a new feeling of humility in relation to others.
At the same time, it is very clear that egoism can easily show itself in sexual ways and it may be that one's overall sexuality can function in serving selfish needs.
Etymology
The term egoism comes from the Greek ("???") and then its Latin ego ( ego ), meaning "self" or "I," and -isme , is used to show a belief system. Thus, this term has an early etymology with egoism.
Cultural examples
- A. A. Milne has been praised for his clear view of the cruel, open, and unashamed egotism of the little boy.
- Ryan Holiday describes our cultural values ​​as dependent on validation, entitlement, and governed by our emotions, a form of egoism.
See also
References
Further reading
Gray's Anthony Clifford (2009). Important Ideas . London: Orion. ISBN 978-0297856764.
External links
- Egotism in German Philosophy (1916) by George Santayana
- B. J. Bushman/R. F. Baumeister, 'Anotism Threatened...'
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