Egotism

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other person's frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Etymology The English word is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐμπάθεια, "physical affection, passion, partiality" which comes from ἐν, "in, at" and πάθος, "passion" or "suffering". The term was adapted by Hermann Lotze and Robert Vischer to create the German word Einfühlung, which was translated by…

of the food chain. It can be dirty and despicable and rarely will someone claim it as core attribute. However, without it, societal evolution would remain stagnant. Technology is an example of how egotism catapulted the world into multifaceted innovation. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were driven by egotism, “I want to make this work” or something similar was likely part of their conversations. These two men are world-class smarty pants. We have all heard how, at times, working with them was…

Plath, only talking about herself, knows “[she has] a terrible egotism,” which highlights her self-awareness of her own egotistical or rather egoistical nature. She realizes “how foolish [this] sounds,” showing she compares herself to a fool as she convinces herself of her ego's superiority rather than attempting to…

Facts The crucial role of doctrine in public policy making directly correlates to liberalism, conservatism, and egotism as such has fashioned public policy for centuries. While Shafritz and Borick maintain, “All public policy has its origin in an underlying doctrine. This has been true throughout history.” Indeed, then, there is a distinct relationship between doctrine and policy making. According to the text, an example would be, “…In some states convicted murderers are executed; in others,…

Ambitions control much of society. The struggle to achieve goals often leads individuals to become arrogant once their dreams are realized. It is only when these desires are achieved through dishonest means, that humans express true regret. William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Macbeth, is the embodiment of excessive vanity and ambitions to accomplish the inconceivable. Particularly, the protagonist attempts to send a powerful message to the Elizabethans; when something is achieved with dishonesty,…

wilderness, but he is still a newcomer who has not yet learned to respect the power of nature. London shows early in the story that the young man lacks imagination, an asset he sorely needs when tested to the extreme by the harsh wilderness. The man’s egotism and greed are in conflict with his common sense. He does not understand that humankind has it’s own weaknesses and frailty and is too proud to admit to his own. He does not fully comprehend the danger posed by an unfamiliar, hostile…

“etymologically the word Dasoha or Dasoham, a Sanskrit word, refers to the state of mind and personality of an individual Dasoham (Dasoham: I am the slave) means humbleness, servitude, denying egotism, etc. The saranas who adhere to this principle firmly uphold this saying: soham is the internal egotism, sivoham is the extemal egotism, Dasoham (I am the slave) is non-egoistic…

The Negativeness of Culture and Counterculture in the Sixties: Conventionalism vs. Bohemianism in Didion and Shepard’s Ideology The 1960s is a period when new cultural forms arise; it is a time when the traditional roles of women were reevaluated; it is “an era in which the ego ran wild, and the young had a craving for altered states.” As many young people were dissatisfied with the conventionalism — the mainstream American culture after post-World War II, the counterculture emerged in the…

ambitious nature, which eventually becomes the cause for his downfall despite having originally been what had brought him many successes. The character’s tragic flaw manifests itself throughout the play by demonstrating a tale of hubris: while Caesar’s egotism creates envious enemies after his blood, it is undoubtedly Caesar’s own personal actions that are ultimately responsible for…

Humans are creatures that have evolved and become more civil throughout time. Animals on the other hand, are wilder and will do anything to survive. In the nonfictional novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, the Elie experiences the animosity humans can have for each other when they are desperate. The survival of the fittest is one of the oldest rules known in the history of Earth. “Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.”(sec. 7) Humans are known…