Egoism

Egoism may refer to any of the following:


 * psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest
 * ethical egoism - the ethical doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest
 * rational egoism - the belief that it is rational to act in one's self-interest
 * solipsism - (sometimes called egoism) - the belief that only one's self exists, or that only the experiences of one's self can be verified
 * egotism - an excessive or exaggerated sense of self-importance. In extreme forms, egoism (as egotism) may include narcissism and antisocial behavior

Egoism may also imply or may be fundamental to any number of related concepts, such as:


 * Amorality - lack of adherence to a meaningful moral system
 * Antisocial personality disorder - the psychiatric disease which involves disregard for the consequences of behavior on others
 * Autism - the neurodevelopmental disorder which restricts an individual's ability to interact with others normally
 * Bigotry - intransigent intolerance of opinions which differ from one's own
 * Individualism - a focus on the individual as opposed to society
 * Individualist anarchism - anarchism that exalts the supremacy of the individual
 * Libertarianism - a political ideology that advocates individual liberty and private property
 * Machiavellianism - a tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain
 * Narcissistic Personality Disorder - self-love as psychological illness
 * Objectivism - a philosophical system based on the writings of Ayn Rand that advocates egoism
 * Suitheism - worship of one's own self as Deity

Egoism is advocated by - or can be claimed to be advocated by - the following:


 * Harry Browne- American Libertarian Writer
 * Thomas Hobbes - British philosopher
 * Friedrich Nietzsche - German philosopher
 * Ayn Rand - Russian-American novelist, founder of Objectivism.
 * Max Stirner - German philosopher

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