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• n  (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
• n  concern for your own interests and welfare

• She was clearly a setup for a ruthless and clever man whose egoism would outweigh hers.
• They recommended that priests exercise lenience with couples who, for reasons other than "egoism or hedonism," are unable to observe the teaching.
• The veteran marathon runner loved the solitude of pounding the pavement, not the egoism and pressure of team sports.

• egocentrism
• self-interest
• self-concern
• self-centeredness

• altruism

News & Articles

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• Band of Horses' Frontman Pens Tribute to Late JJ Cale
  To lose a dude as cool as Cale is not only a loss for fans of great music, but a loss for those who rail against egoism and pompousness,writes Ben Bridwell. read more        
  July 30, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter

Quotes

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• Diarmuid Martin in The Australian
  St Patrick's Day provides a moment to reflect on the fragility of our times and our future - if we place our trust in egoism and self-centredness,said Catholic Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.
• Ramon Calderon in Reuters.uk
  There is vanity, egoism and they all think they are superstars,Calderon told the students. "Real Madrid players never pay for anything. You (students) have education and culture and that's something that they in general don't possess."
• Pope John Paul II in Zenit News Agency
  VATICAN CITY, MAY 4, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Aware that work "has been profaned by sin and contaminated by egoism," John Paul II says that it is an activity that "needs to be redeemed."