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Drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself
Egotism is defined as the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features
Egotism
Psychological theory
Implicit egotism is the hypothesis that humans have an unconscious preference for things they associate with themselves. In a 2002 paper, psychologists
Implicit_egotism
Short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1843 in The United States Magazine and Democratic Review in New
Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent
Egotism;_or,_The_Bosom-Serpent
Correlation of name and career
been challenged. One explanation for nominative determinism is implicit egotism, which states that humans have an unconscious preference for things they
Nominative_determinism
1890 novel by Oscar Wilde
scholars have hinted that Wilde touches heavily on the themes of vanity and egotism within the work, through Dorian finding a medium to investigate both themes'
The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
Excessive concern for one's own appearance or importance
the seven deadly sins. Philosophically, vanity may be a broader form of egotism and pride. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that "vanity is the fear of appearing
Vanity
Self-centered personality style
762. PMID 16834504. Bushman BJ, Baumeister RF (July 1998). "Threatened egotism, narcissism, self-esteem, and direct and displaced aggression: does self-love
Narcissism
Concept in philosophy and psychology
to vanity and selfishness, synonymous with amour-propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al. However, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries self-love
Self-love
Lighting farts on fire
sites such as YouTube. In his book The Curse of the Self: Self-Awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life, author Mark Leary explains how a great
Fart_lighting
German fascist ideology
Hitler distrusted free-market capitalism for being unreliable due to its egotism and preferred a state-directed economy that maintains private property
Nazism
Human emotional need
anyone who questions the individual's self-worth, an example of threatened egotism. The Journal of Educational Psychology conducted a study in which they
Self-esteem
2019 book by Rutger Bregman
view of human beings. It argues against ideas of humankind's essential egotism and malevolence. The book engages in a multi-disciplinary study of historical
Humankind:_A_Hopeful_History
Strong, positive emotional/mental states
representing a human moral flaw akin to vanity, selfishness, amour-propre, and egotism, potentially leading people into a type of mania, obsessiveness, or codependency
Love
Serial killer in California in the 1960s
compared to the Zodiac's handwriting. Hanson hoped the killer's supposed egotism would lure him to the movie, and deployed volunteers to detain anyone whose
Zodiac_Killer
Theme in Ancient Greek literature
Ancient and Christian humility share common themes: they both reject egotism, self-centeredness, arrogance, and excessive pride; they also recognize
Aidos
American author (1804–1864)
(May 1842) "The Birth-Mark" (March 1843) "The Celestial Railroad" (1843) "Egotism; or, the Bosom-Serpent" (1843) "Earth's Holocaust" (1844) "Rappaccini's
Nathaniel_Hawthorne
German philosopher (1844–1900)
to Heraclitus, viewed the world as a single, unchanging Being. In his Egotism in German Philosophy the philosopher George Santayana claimed that Nietzsche's
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
character, including 'angst, aggressiveness, assertiveness, bullying, egotism, inferiority complex [and] sentimentality'". Those present were shocked
Margaret_Thatcher
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
produce better citizens. In his view, Cuba's "new man" would overcome the "egotism" and "selfishness" that he loathed and characterised individuals in capitalist
Che_Guevara
1895 short story collection by Robert W. Chambers
The stories in the book are: "The Repairer of Reputations" – a story of egotism and paranoia which carries the imagery of the book's title. "The Mask"
The_King_in_Yellow
English writer (1797–1851)
self-assertion is reflected in the fate of Frankenstein, who is punished for his egotism by losing all his domestic ties. Feminist critics sometimes focus on how
Mary_Shelley
1976 book by Erich Fromm
maximum pleasure and fulfillment of every desire (radical hedonism), and the egotism, selfishness and greed of people. In the industrial age, the development
To_Have_or_to_Be?
Founding Father, U.S. president 1797 to 1801
and the firing of Pickering. He vilified the President's "disgusting egotism" and "ungovernable temper." Adams, he concluded, was "emotionally unstable
John_Adams
Sikh term
is polluted with vices known as pānj chor ('Five Thieves'), especially egotism. Following gurmat allows one to transcend these inhibitions and also the
Gurmat
American magazine writer, editor, and publisher (1806–1867)
them. As he once wrote: "We would have you ... indulge us in our innocent egotism as if it were all whispered in your private ear and over our iced Margaux"
Nathaniel_Parker_Willis
Mental processing without awareness
In studies performed to test the effect of implicit egotism it has been shown that implicit egotism does in fact play a significant role in processes that
Unconscious_cognition
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up egoist, egotism, egotist, or egotistical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An egoist is an adherent of a philosophy of egoism. Egoist may also
Egoist_(disambiguation)
Symbol in Hinduism
psychic and relative; happiness, comfort and boredom; pride, repute and egotism; clarity, knowledge and wisdom; heaven, mind and earth; soul, fire and
Trishula
American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
wrote that "Orson's courage, like everything else about him, imagination, egotism, generosity, ruthlessness, forbearance, impatience, sensitivity, grossness
Orson_Welles
Irish politician (1796–1855)
was admired for his energy and oratory, but was criticised for alleged egotism. His newspaper Northern Star (1837–1852) was widely read among workers
Feargus_O'Connor
American crime drama TV series
hubris and being punished for grandiose projects that serve an individual's egotism are central aspects of each work". Hank's death marks the beginning of
Breaking_Bad
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
last of the 20th century's great dictators, but not the least in terms of egotism, or cruelty, or morbid will to power." Saddam's regime brought about the
Saddam_Hussein
Fictional character in the Satyricon
entire household acting out his funeral, all for his own amusement and egotism. The term "Trimalchio" has become shorthand for the worst excesses of the
Trimalchio
Indian actor (1920–1984)
Kashmir and Johar in Bombay, which is a testament both to his immense egotism, as well as his popularity with the common masses – for whom a movie with
I._S._Johar
1974 book by Robert M. Pirsig
anxiety, boredom, impatience, and the failure (often borne of excessive egotism) to realize that a) one might not have all the information necessary to
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance
Term used for God in Sikhism
1b. Sewa (selfless service) 1c. Dasam duar (spiritual gate) 1d. Haumai (egotism, self-centredness) 1e. Maya (illustion) 1f. Sarbat da bhala (universal
Waheguru
Dramatic poem by Lord Byron, 1816–1817
never to have read it). In September 1817, John Neal accused Byron of "egotism, contradiction, and affection" in authoring Manfred, claiming that "Byron
Manfred_(drama)
negative ethical evaluation; this could include extreme narcissism or egotism and the Marquise de Sade's philosophie de libertinage may be one example
Ethical_solipsism
Psychiatric term
decay". Additionally, addiction can also be significantly influenced by egotism. Unquestionably, the detrimental psychological traits of the substance
Egomania
1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky
measured: usually it was economic well-being. In Chernyshevsky's rational egotism [sic], utilitarianism as a method coincided with socialism as a goal: in
Notes_from_Underground
2005 novel by Paulo Coelho
autobiographical features, which led to an attack on the book's shallow egotism in the English press. Coelho named British war correspondent and author
The_Zahir_(novel)
1986 film by David Seltzer
how to be good to each other, to care, and not simply to be filled with egotism, lust and selfishness, which is all most Hollywood movies think teenagers
Lucas_(1986_film)
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
to mere duty rather than authentic affection, and decries jealousy and egotism as a motive for marriage laws. Poems such as "Why should I be bound to
William_Blake
2004 British horror parody television series
1980s television drama, particularly horror, sci-fi, and "the rampant egotism of self-appointed 'mastermind' authors". The show presents Garth Marenghi's
Garth_Marenghi's_Darkplace
American author, journalist, and social activist (1876–1916)
consideration that the above postulate is itself a product of Western race-egotism, urged by our belief in our own righteousness and fostered by a faith in
Jack_London
French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859)
leaves the greater society to look for itself." While Tocqueville saw egotism and selfishness as vices, he saw individualism not as a failure of feeling
Alexis_de_Tocqueville
Time between childhood and adulthood
"Self-evaluated self-esteem, peer-evaluated self-esteem, and defensive egotism as predictors of adolescents' participation in bullying situations". Pers
Youth
Disciple of Ramakrishna
scriptures? What is wanted is freedom from selfishness – freedom from egotism... Mere talk will not do, this is an age of action. Baburam Maharaj (Swami
Baburam Maharaj (Swami Premananda)
Baburam_Maharaj_(Swami_Premananda)
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
a scathing denunciation of the religion, seeing it as self-righteous "egotism" and stating "my Jew [Leonard] has more religion in one toenail—more human
Virginia_Woolf
American author and poet (1846–1934)
(1846) "The Birth-Mark" "Young Goodman Brown" "Rappaccini's Daughter" "Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" "Roger Malvin's Burial" "P.'s Correspondence" "The
Julian_Hawthorne
Lifestyle of frugality and abstinence
deeds not sanctioned by scripture. They are motivated by hypocrisy and egotism, and are beset by the power of desire and passion. — Bhagavad Gita, Verse
Asceticism
Universalist Kabbalah association
Laitman, in the days of Abraham the Babylonians faced a crisis of spiking egotism that separated them from each other and disintegrated their society. The
Bnei_Baruch
2014 musical film directed by Richard LaGravenese
to New York in order to attend a Random House party. She accuses him of egotism, claiming he values his career more than his relationship with her. In
The_Last_Five_Years_(film)
1969 single by the Beatles
that he was Jesus: the charmless 'Ballad of John and Yoko' is that crazed egotism and messiah complex wrought into song." Rolling Stone ranked it at number
The_Ballad_of_John_and_Yoko
American serial killer and rapist (born 1950)
behaviors. That is not Randy Woodfield." Lawrence also noted Woodfield's egotism during his early interrogations: "When he was interviewed, he'd tell detectives
Randall_Woodfield
1995 studio album by Baby Bird
part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi. "...a mixture of whimsy, egotism and madness with a good bit of talent stirred in...his puzzled world-view
Fatherhood_(album)
1960 Indian film
Vishnu held his legs and pressed the eye in his foot to symbolize his egotism when the sage sought to apologize. With a shattered ego, Lakshmi quits
Sri_Venkateswara_Mahatyam
1910 encyclopaedia
scholastic ignorance, gross neglect of non-British culture, an astounding egotism, and an undisguised contempt for American progress". Amos Urban Shirk,
Eleventh edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica
Eleventh_edition_of_the_Encyclopædia_Britannica
American artist (1809–1871)
(1846) "The Birth-Mark" "Young Goodman Brown" "Rappaccini's Daughter" "Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" "Roger Malvin's Burial" "P.'s Correspondence" "The
Sophia_Hawthorne
Spanish American philosopher (1863–1952)
Goethe. 1913. Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion. 1915. Egotism in German Philosophy. 1920. Character and Opinion in the United States:
George_Santayana
2015 film by Adam Curtis
Mainly we are just invited to take his word for it". He concluded that "the egotism and grandiloquence are maddeningly at odds with the sustained brilliance
Bitter_Lake_(film)
Sonnet cycle by Edmund Spenser
motives continually change and shift. The love situation is fraught with egotism, conflict, and continual transformations within the speaker. These conflicts
Amoretti
show" of the guests, and a "worthless display" which only increased "false egotism." Sikh families were discouraged from continuing this practice, and slowly
Women in the Guru Granth Sahib
Women_in_the_Guru_Granth_Sahib
1846 short story collection by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1843) "The Procession of Life" (1843) "The New Adam and Eve" (1843) "Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" (1843) "The Christmas Banquet" (1844) "Drowne's
Mosses_from_an_Old_Manse
1974 performance
historians did not know whether to classify it as shamanistic or male egotism. The performance artist Marina Abramović sought to use the work in her
Trans-Fixed
2020 British TV series or programme
2021. "BBC One's The Trump Show brilliantly reveals the US president's egotism". www.newstatesman.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021. "The
The_Trump_Show
English writer (1931–2013)
claims. He once commented that "Colin bought it all. With unparalleled egotism and scientific ignorance he believed almost everything he read about the
Colin_Wilson
American basketball player (born 1976)
Blowhards, Snobs and Narcissists: Interpersonal Reactions to Excessive Egotism". In Kowalski, Robin M. (ed.). Aversive Interpersonal Behaviors. The Springer
Tim_Duncan
Sanskrit term for intellect
sensory mind or "lower mind," and ahaṃkāra (अहंंकाऱ), the "ego, I-sense in egotism." Within this cognitive hierarchy, the senses, mind, intellect, and witnessing
Buddhi
Group of concepts in Ancient Greek philosophy
flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, synonymous with amour-propre or egotism. The Greeks further divided this love into positive and negative: one,
Greek_words_for_love
American scientologist (1954–1976)
Religion : Life With L. Ron Hubbard : Aides indulged his eccentricities and egotism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2011. Atack, Jon (1990). A
Quentin_Hubbard
Emerson's philosophical approach to perceiving nature
bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite spaces, — all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the
Transparent_eyeball
Religion originating in Punjab, India
of human life is to reconnect with Akal ('The Timeless One'). However, egotism is the most significant barrier to making this connection. Using the Guru's
Sikhism
Major vices in Sikhism
1b. Sewa (selfless service) 1c. Dasam duar (spiritual gate) 1d. Haumai (egotism, self-centredness) 1e. Maya (illustion) 1f. Sarbat da bhala (universal
Five_thieves
German philosopher (1806–1856)
reformers in the social field had been led by the misdeeds of bourgeois egotism to stress its opposite" and pointed to "the boldness and scope of his thought"
Max_Stirner
Buddhist deity
expresses compassion's fierce determination to help us overcome inner egotism and outer obstructions. In other representations, Hayagriva has six hands
Hayagriva_(Buddhism)
Novel by Émile Zola
characteristic of the spirit of the town, which was a commingling of cowardice, egotism, routine, exclusiveness and devout longing for a cloistered life ... No
La_Fortune_des_Rougon
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
colour symbolism—both a representative of willpower and passion, and one of egotism, rage, and revenge.[citation needed] In front of the Magician is a garden
The_Magician_(tarot_card)
Book on Jewish ethics
one's own opinion as the best, since such an attitude bars progress, while egotism increases bitterness toward others and decreases thine own capability of
Orchot_Tzaddikim
American abolitionist and statesman (1811–1874)
reciprocating their distrust, a man of "ostentatious culture", "unvarnished egotism", and "'a specimen of prolonged and morbid juvenility,'" Sumner combined
Charles_Sumner
Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India
shoulder. In the Mudgalapurāṇa (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism (Mamāsura) who had attacked him, Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja throws his lotus at
Basohli_(town)
Concept in Indian religions
intellectuality may lead one down the path toward further entrapment in maya via egotism by means of the five thieves. There are nine means of bhagti in Sikhism
Maya_(religion)
Empowering group members in organizational decision making
may lead to individual empowerment; which in turn can lead to egotism / arrogance. Egotism / arrogance can result in problems for the supervisors and managers;
Participatory_management
1948 book by Richard M. Weaver
truth. Authority is flawed and not to be trusted. Chapter 4: Egotism in Work and Art Egotism is making one’s self the measure of value. One such man does
Ideas_Have_Consequences
1955 film by Ingmar Bergman
together, until his daughter arrives and ruthlessly exposes her father's egotism. Susanne has meanwhile telephoned her ex-lover Henrik and arranged a rendezvous
Dreams_(1955_film)
Foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of the Middle Ages
off to enjoy private company was considered a haughty and inefficient egotism in a world where people depended very much on each other. In the 13th century
Medieval_cuisine
Hindu god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck
New Delhi. In the Mudgalapurāṇa (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism (Mamāsura) who had attacked him, Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja throws his lotus at
Ganesha
Practice of publicly funded construction projects as propaganda
more and more on an even larger scale. Building is the means by which the egotism of the individual is expressed in its most naked form: the Edifice Complex
Edifice_complex
British singer
"Aftertaste" (2024) "16 Dogs" (2024) "Space 4 2" (2024) "Christmas Song" (2024) "EGOTISM". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved
Finn_Askew
1940 novel by Thomas Wolfe
24–31. Hovis, George (2009). "Beyond the Lost Generation: The Death of Egotism in 'You Can't Go Home Again.'". Thomas Wolfe Review. 33 (2): 32–47. Dawson
You_Can't_Go_Home_Again
Urban legend
adopted the term bosom-serpent from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1843 short story, "Egotism, or, the Bosom Serpent". The term is now used to generalize other legends
The_Spider_Bite
2011 Spanish film
more developed and profound sense of guilt. Ángela angrily accuses him of egotism, which she says she will write about in her essay. They quickly reconcile
Madrid,_1987
Patient endurance of suffering
and deprecation, fame and obscurity, lavishness and obeisance, pride and egotism, virtue-respect and vice-respect, birth and death, happiness, safety, comfort
Titiksha
Fictional character
conceived as a signature catchphrase symbolizing the villain’s authority and egotism. Kapur initially considered reducing its repetition, but Akhtar insisted
Mogambo_(character)
1869 rhapsody for alto, male chorus, and orchestra by Johannes Brahms
scorned, now a scorner, he secretly feeds on his own merit, in unsatisfying egotism. If there is on your psaltery, Father of love, one note his ear can hear
Alto_Rhapsody
British civil engineer
had already distanced himself from his compatriots by his reputation for egotism and outspokenness, and jealousy of his enormous salary as Director-General
George Buchanan (engineer, born 1865)
George_Buchanan_(engineer,_born_1865)
Defunct blog on celebrities and media
Honcho: "Writers are Successful to the Extent That They Can Sublimate Their Egotism"". The Awl. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June
Gawker
Pair of comedians whose act is based on their uneven relationship
for the sitcom formula. In this case both characters have a degree of egotism. The difference between the pair is the free-spirited, uneducated and selfishness
Double_act
American writer and Scientology founder (1911–1986)
Religion : Life With L. Ron Hubbard : Aides indulged his eccentricities and egotism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2011. Miller 1987, p. 310.
L._Ron_Hubbard
Offensive personality types
interpersonal style. Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and a lack of empathy. Machiavellianism is characterized by manipulativeness
Dark_triad
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