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egoism

egoism Egoism is an attitude or disposition in which a person's conscious aim is their own personal advantage.

Egoism is an attitude or disposition in which a person's conscious aim is their own personal advantage. In this historical source, egotism is also used in the same sense.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Egoism” (Egoism).
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