egoism

ego·ism (ē′gō iz′əm, eg′ō-)

noun

the tendency to be self-centered, or to consider only oneself and one's own interests; selfishness
egotism; conceit
Ethics the doctrine that self-interest is the proper goal of all human actions

Etymology: Fr égoïsme < L ego: see I

Converse of object

imply: This a priori sense does not imply egoism and is not trivial.
understand: As a result, he rejects morality as incompatible with egoism properly understood.

Adjective modifier

rational: Menger's rational egoism recognizes that value is grounded in human needs and their satisfaction.
psychological: Moreover, at one point, Stirner explicitly considers adopting the explanatory stance of psychological egoism only to reject it.
ethical: Could there be such a thing as ethical egoism?
national: But promoting democracy in the Middle East is not a matter of national egoism.
universal: On the contrary, the needs of all are met by means of universal egoism.
human: Human egoism, however, bodes ill for the animal rights movement.

Modifies a noun

ratio: All of these agents will enter simulation tagged with an initial altruism / egoism ratio of 0.5.

Noun used with modifier

class: Every efficient and wise government has at last the support of public opinion, whenever it opposes class egoism and class abuses.

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