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*1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or [[concentrating]] on one's own advantage, [[pleasure]], or well-[[being]] without regard for others | *1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or [[concentrating]] on one's own advantage, [[pleasure]], or well-[[being]] without regard for others | ||
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| − | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Selfishness''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Selfishness''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Selfishness '''''this link'''''].</center> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Selfishness''' denotes the precedence given in [[thought]] or [[deed]] to the [[self]], i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the [[act]] of placing one's own needs or [[desires]] above the needs or desires of others. Psychologist and primatologist [ | + | '''Selfishness''' denotes the precedence given in [[thought]] or [[deed]] to the [[self]], i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the [[act]] of placing one's own needs or [[desires]] above the needs or desires of others. Psychologist and primatologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_de_Waal Frans de Waal] takes issue with those who equate "selfishness" with "self-serving." He [[argues]] that "Selfishness implies the [[intention]] to serve oneself, hence [[knowledge]] of what one stands to gain from a particular [[behavior]]". |
Selfishness is the [[opposite]] of [[altruism]] (selflessness). | Selfishness is the [[opposite]] of [[altruism]] (selflessness). | ||
| − | The implications of selfishness have [[inspired]] [[divergent]] [[views]] within [[religious]], [[philosophical]], [[psychological]], [[economic]] and [[evolutionary]] [[contexts]].[ | + | The implications of selfishness have [[inspired]] [[divergent]] [[views]] within [[religious]], [[philosophical]], [[psychological]], [[economic]] and [[evolutionary]] [[contexts]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfish] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 13 December 2020
- Date: 1640
Definitions
- 1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
- 2 : arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others <a selfish act>
- 3 : being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA>; also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes>
Description
Selfishness denotes the precedence given in thought or deed to the self, i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the act of placing one's own needs or desires above the needs or desires of others. Psychologist and primatologist Frans de Waal takes issue with those who equate "selfishness" with "self-serving." He argues that "Selfishness implies the intention to serve oneself, hence knowledge of what one stands to gain from a particular behavior".
Selfishness is the opposite of altruism (selflessness).
The implications of selfishness have inspired divergent views within religious, philosophical, psychological, economic and evolutionary contexts.[1]
