Search results for "Selfishness" - New World Encyclopedia

in the free market is a check on selfishness that benefits society ... out cases of conflict and of the narrow selfishness of human motives. This ...

is the accomplished type of vulgar and brutal selfishness, unredeemed by a single human feature–even his fondly doting mother (Mrs. Protakov, from ...

that humanity might rise above greed, selfishness, ignorance and hatred and build a world in which all people have due regard for the welfare ...

Becker also noted that the root of evil lies in the selfishness of ... of evil and the cause of human suffering is selfishness: ...

interest, he distinguished this from selfishness, and rather saw human ... adverse judgment, as would be the word selfishness (1850). ...

is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and ... is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and ...

arose from basic human instincts and natural selfishness prompting the individual to act for his own benefit, and social freedom which was achieved ...

that humanity is a practical species full of selfishness and other flaws. Situational ethics is subjective, because decisions are made by the individual ...

:Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others ... *Rand, Ayn. 1964. The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: Signet. ISBN ...

and was generous to a fault. Malice, envy or selfishness were not traits of his, and he never lost his temper (Outcault 1995). Average readers ...

purify her motives, help her to overcome all selfishness, and unite her more closely with her beloved divine Spouse. She wrote to her spiritual ...

to gradually let go of attachments such as selfishness, jealousy, pursuit, lust, zealotry and greed. Li Hongzhi teaches that though the purpose ...

a creed can the pacifists of today be accused of selfishness when they urge upon the United States no isolation, nor indifference to moral issues and ...

under apparent sympathy, have their roots in selfishness. Hutcheson not only maintains that benevolence is the sole and direct source of many actions ...

Hobbes went to the one extreme of postulating selfishness as the sole motive of human action, Cumberland was equally extravagant as regards to benevolence ...

Rauschenbusch urged Christians to replace selfishness with love as the basis of human society. The mission of the church, he taught, is not merely ...

develops, overcoming the nature of selfishness, and learns to live in harmony working for the benefit of the whole, mutiny becomes unnecessary. ...

replaced by courage. The rigid bonds of his selfishness are broken down by a taste of the gratification of unselfishness. Joy wells up and streams over ...

The concept of excessive selfishness has been recognized throughout ... self-importance"), namely selfishness, entitlement, lack of ...

was the purgation of self and selfishness, and obedience was seen as a path to that perfection. It was sacred duty to execute the abbot's ...

Chakkō: Sharing with others. Overcoming selfishness. == Nanak in folklore == There are numerous tales relating to Nanak. One such tale narrates ...

not for the good of others, he was acting out of selfishness, and therefore deserved no merit at all. The Emperor then asked Bodhidharma, “what ...

class is in constant danger from both the selfishness of the wealthy elite and the self-interests of poor masses. He claimed: The type and formula ...

kingdom of God by substituting “love for selfishness as the basis of human society." Julian Gotobed, “Walter Rauschenbusch,” Boston ...

supply. Without acknowledging the inherent selfishness in human beings to date, solutions cannot be found to the concerns Galbraith had. ...

adharma (sin) infuses lies, violence, cheating, selfishness, and greed. ==The impact of Advaita== Advaita rejuvenated much of Hindu thought and ...

conditions, often caused by the selfishness and greed of employers. And the social evil contributed its share. I found that poverty drove women ...

if it is simply understood in terms of selfishness vis-à-vis unselfishness. ... way to put it would be to say that the selfishness is evil, while unselfishness ...

It is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and society as a whole that these problems can be resolved, both by those ...

and over again until he can learn to give up his selfishness and become a better person.IMDB, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ Groundhog Day (1993 ...

ideas as the narcissistic self, egotism, or selfishness (Bohart & Greening 2001; Rowan 2001). The idea of the humanistic perspective is actually ...

could free others from narrow-mindedness, selfishness and ignorance. He stood firm in his desire to protect and spread peace, justice and the well ...

healthy caring behavior, while minimizing selfishness, bully, or behaviors that might reflect conflict addiction. Developing a permanent stance of being ...

It is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and society as a whole that the problems inherent in taxation can be ...

people, as he openly acknowledged the evil and selfishness in the world. Instead, he suggested that that it was society's influence – its lack ...

* The Virtue of Selfishness (with Nathaniel Branden) (1964) * Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (with Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, and Robert ...

Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and the creative force behind a ...

what Rand calls the “virtue of selfishness”: a man for whom true ... *Rand, Ayn. (1964). The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: Signet; Reissue ...

in the reconstructed South: racism, greed, and selfishness. Over the course of the thirty years or so related in the novel, the family falls into financial ...

sensuality, neologisms, and ostentatious selfishness qualifies as futurism. Despite their differences, the group briefly united in 1914. Unfortunately ...

that humans are naturally inclined towards selfishness and evil, and that if these inclinations are not curbed, human societies would devolve into ...

the picture of venality, delusion, fear, and selfishness that Arendt briefly presented. This connection between complicity with political evil ...

did not fully understand the problem of selfishness in human nature which has to date prevented the emergence of such a world of peace and prosperity ...

and a host of other factors, encompassing selfishness, arrogance, aggression, and greed. ===Death=== On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a ...

fanatical, enthusiasm rather than selfishness and jealousy, motivated his activities during this period." Soon, David turned his critical ...

to man a charter for the exercise of tyranny and selfishness, pride and arrogance, lust and brutal violence. It has robbed woman of essential rights, ...

circumstances often as a result of the selfishness of others, must be assisted—not by handouts, but by parental-type support that enables them ...

of human nature such as greed and selfishness that generally work against ... of human nature such as greed and selfishness that generally work against ...

of David as a man of flaws such as greed, lust, selfishness, and his alienation from God, the falling apart of his family is a distinctly twentieth century ...

modern society to be a mark of effeminacy and selfishness. Stevenson said, "In one word, Thoreau was a skulker." However, English novelist ...

It is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and society as a whole that the problems inherent in taxation can ...

It is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and society as a whole that the problems inherent in taxation can be ...

and that acting out of self-interest and even selfishness are not contrary to moral action, is illustrated in his internal reasons for action argument ...

recreation, and the celebration of selfishness and pleasure. Perhaps the most prominent spokesman for Satanism in recent years has been Anton ...

which results from fallen human nature and selfishness, into a normative solution and justification for extermination of enemies and theft of property ...

It is doomed to self destruction. No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. Communism… is the only way of human life." ...

society to which both belong. The result of such selfishness is the breakdown of harmonious interactions or the initiation of aggressive and destructive ...

entirely with morality nor advocate wholesale selfishness or degeneracy. Instead he clearly laid out criteria for the acceptability of a cruel action ...

as the ultimate irrationality and evil, pure selfishness, a dangerous precedent, madness, and pathology. Conceptions of suicide clearly are framed ...

compound of grossness and simplicity, whose low selfishness leads him to place blind confidence in all the extravagant hopes and promises of his master ...

pay. It is only when human nature changes from selfishness to caring for others and society as a whole that the problems inherent in taxation can be ...

of Carranza. Carranza's egoismo (selfishness) would eventually become self-destructive, alienating most of the people he needed to hold ...

for the new nation, despite the bickering and selfishness common in the nearly anarchic and bankrupt government under the Articles of Confederation. ...

that deeper than her grief was the selfishness that caused her to fasten upon it. At that moment she became a follower of the Buddha. ...

being equally considered. Group selfishness is thus a greater threat to democracy than individual selfishness. In many respects, Western democracy ...

|* be liberal and avoid selfishness, |---- |* maintain a high moral character, |---- |* be prepared to sacrifice one's own pleasure for the ...

beings. As such, he failed to foresee the selfishness of those in the working class, who after seizing "the means of production" would develop ...

partisan advantages, intellectual cunning, and selfishness. … 305.01 Universe is the starting point for any study of synergetic phenomena. ...

the basic values of family life and lead to selfishness. In 2009, Sacks gave an address claiming that Europeans had chosen "consumerism and ...

support for his candidacy, "profound selfishness," in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Though the Seventh of March speech was indeed warmly ...

Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), was one of the greatest prose writers in American literature. Enormously prolific, James ...

aura he had ever seen, without a particle of selfishness in it". According to occult/theosophical lore, "auras" are invisible emanations ...

#039;s collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at ...

goodness on the other hand is often tainted with selfishness." Mezu, 229. === Masculinity and femininity === The gender roles of men and ...