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selfishness N no pl

selfishness

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First, egoism is not mere self-interest or selfishness. en.wikipedia.org

Pre-moral sentiments evolved in primate societies as a method of restraining individual selfishness and building more cooperative groups. en.wikipedia.org

To me, that speaks to a lack of selfishness. en.wikipedia.org

But his action was never guided for a single moment by any consideration of personal or party selfishness. en.wikipedia.org

Jack's selfishness soon leads to conflict between him and his older sister. en.wikipedia.org

Our societies are never completely peaceful, never completely competitive, never ruled by sheer selfishness, and never perfectly moral. en.wikipedia.org

But once agricultural technology improved and a surplus of food was generated, systems of exchange and barter began offered the opportunity for selfishness. en.wikipedia.org

First, because a great amount of evidence has contradicted the selfishness hypothesis; second, because failure to regard other-concerning behavior ignores central market activities. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, evil is the absence of these characteristics, leading to selfishness, cowardice and similar. en.wikipedia.org

When he hears about the pregnancy, he realizes how unfulfilled his selfishness has left him, and decides to spend the money helping others. en.wikipedia.org

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