Search results for "Selfishness" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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 ...16 KB (2,570 words) - 05:45, 15 June 2023
- is the accomplished type of vulgar and brutal selfishness, unredeemed by a single human feature–even his fondly doting mother (Mrs. Protakov, from ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 02:31, 25 August 2020
- that humanity might rise above greed, selfishness, ignorance and hatred and build a world in which all people have due regard for the welfare ...8 KB (1,233 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- Becker also noted that the root of evil lies in the selfishness of ... of evil and the cause of human suffering is selfishness: ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 19:31, 13 February 2024
- interest, he distinguished this from selfishness, and rather saw human ... adverse judgment, as would be the word selfishness (1850). ...23 KB (3,509 words) - 10:54, 19 December 2023
- 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 ...25 KB (4,002 words) - 01:49, 23 December 2022
- arose from basic human instincts and natural selfishness prompting the individual to act for his own benefit, and social freedom which was achieved ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 06:45, 18 April 2024
- that humanity is a practical species full of selfishness and other flaws. Situational ethics is subjective, because decisions are made by the individual ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:41, 29 January 2023
- :Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others ... *Rand, Ayn. 1964. The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: Signet. ISBN ...27 KB (4,209 words) - 08:39, 23 July 2023
- 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 ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 20:15, 8 December 2022
- purify her motives, help her to overcome all selfishness, and unite her more closely with her beloved divine Spouse. She wrote to her spiritual ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 19:04, 22 December 2022
- to gradually let go of attachments such as selfishness, jealousy, pursuit, lust, zealotry and greed. Li Hongzhi teaches that though the purpose ...14 KB (2,259 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- 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 ...13 KB (2,111 words) - 08:58, 1 April 2024
- under apparent sympathy, have their roots in selfishness. Hutcheson not only maintains that benevolence is the sole and direct source of many actions ...14 KB (2,173 words) - 04:50, 9 April 2024
- Hobbes went to the one extreme of postulating selfishness as the sole motive of human action, Cumberland was equally extravagant as regards to benevolence ...13 KB (2,116 words) - 20:13, 8 December 2022
- Rauschenbusch urged Christians to replace selfishness with love as the basis of human society. The mission of the church, he taught, is not merely ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 21:44, 30 January 2023
- develops, overcoming the nature of selfishness, and learns to live in harmony working for the benefit of the whole, mutiny becomes unnecessary. ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- 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 ...14 KB (2,212 words) - 02:44, 16 December 2022
- The concept of excessive selfishness has been recognized throughout ... self-importance"), namely selfishness, entitlement, lack of ...31 KB (4,187 words) - 17:00, 16 November 2023
- 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 ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 04:42, 14 June 2023
- Chakkō: Sharing with others. Overcoming selfishness. == Nanak in folklore == There are numerous tales relating to Nanak. One such tale narrates ...16 KB (2,463 words) - 00:15, 5 March 2024
- 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 ...16 KB (2,456 words) - 05:18, 17 November 2023
- 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 ...16 KB (2,256 words) - 12:13, 8 May 2023
- kingdom of God by substituting “love for selfishness as the basis of human society." Julian Gotobed, “Walter Rauschenbusch,” Boston ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- supply. Without acknowledging the inherent selfishness in human beings to date, solutions cannot be found to the concerns Galbraith had. ...18 KB (2,525 words) - 02:28, 9 February 2023
- adharma (sin) infuses lies, violence, cheating, selfishness, and greed. ==The impact of Advaita== Advaita rejuvenated much of Hindu thought and ...19 KB (2,943 words) - 06:21, 15 June 2023
- conditions, often caused by the selfishness and greed of employers. And the social evil contributed its share. I found that poverty drove women ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- 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 ...41 KB (6,708 words) - 23:52, 24 March 2024
- 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 ...24 KB (3,964 words) - 07:45, 24 January 2023
- 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 ...21 KB (3,219 words) - 06:16, 25 February 2023
- ideas as the narcissistic self, egotism, or selfishness (Bohart & Greening 2001; Rowan 2001). The idea of the humanistic perspective is actually ...22 KB (2,987 words) - 12:19, 4 February 2023
- could free others from narrow-mindedness, selfishness and ignorance. He stood firm in his desire to protect and spread peace, justice and the well ...19 KB (2,784 words) - 06:00, 15 June 2023
- healthy caring behavior, while minimizing selfishness, bully, or behaviors that might reflect conflict addiction. Developing a permanent stance of being ...25 KB (3,378 words) - 22:22, 7 January 2024
- 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 ...22 KB (3,597 words) - 08:38, 24 November 2022
- people, as he openly acknowledged the evil and selfishness in the world. Instead, he suggested that that it was society's influence – its lack ...22 KB (3,470 words) - 04:29, 9 November 2022
- * The Virtue of Selfishness (with Nathaniel Branden) (1964) * Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (with Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, and Robert ...20 KB (2,901 words) - 07:26, 23 August 2023
- Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and the creative force behind a ...21 KB (3,350 words) - 05:01, 9 April 2024
- what Rand calls the “virtue of selfishness”: a man for whom true ... *Rand, Ayn. (1964). The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: Signet; Reissue ...28 KB (4,468 words) - 23:59, 12 February 2024
- 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 ...20 KB (3,045 words) - 12:09, 8 May 2023
- sensuality, neologisms, and ostentatious selfishness qualifies as futurism. Despite their differences, the group briefly united in 1914. Unfortunately ...26 KB (3,556 words) - 16:42, 28 July 2023
- that humans are naturally inclined towards selfishness and evil, and that if these inclinations are not curbed, human societies would devolve into ...24 KB (3,958 words) - 14:34, 20 May 2023
- the picture of venality, delusion, fear, and selfishness that Arendt briefly presented. This connection between complicity with political evil ...24 KB (3,560 words) - 18:02, 23 January 2024
- 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 ...27 KB (4,103 words) - 17:22, 29 September 2023
- and a host of other factors, encompassing selfishness, arrogance, aggression, and greed. ===Death=== On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a ...23 KB (3,597 words) - 10:27, 11 April 2024
- fanatical, enthusiasm rather than selfishness and jealousy, motivated his activities during this period." Soon, David turned his critical ...24 KB (3,977 words) - 08:23, 18 March 2024
- 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, ...25 KB (4,265 words) - 03:27, 23 December 2022
- circumstances often as a result of the selfishness of others, must be assisted—not by handouts, but by parental-type support that enables them ...26 KB (3,993 words) - 02:18, 18 April 2023
- of human nature such as greed and selfishness that generally work against ... of human nature such as greed and selfishness that generally work against ...51 KB (7,537 words) - 12:02, 1 February 2024
- 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 ...25 KB (4,033 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- modern society to be a mark of effeminacy and selfishness. Stevenson said, "In one word, Thoreau was a skulker." However, English novelist ...27 KB (3,979 words) - 07:13, 22 January 2024
