Selfishness

who proceed down the most corrupted path to achieve our goals. Gone are our ethical values when our hunger for success is unleashed. Unconcerned with the wellbeing of others, our lethal daggers plunge into our vulnerable prey. With so many witnesses, why does no one step forward to save the victim? The answer is rather vague, and the ambiguity of the response is meant to mask the shameful reality; we, the human race, are selfishly disgusting. We are unable to face our selfishness, so, instead, we choose to ignore its existence. Through literature, we are exposed to this demoralising flaw within ourselves when literary characters mirror our own society’s struggle with selfishness. However,…

"The Death of Ivan Ilych" by Leo Tolstoy, shows how the majority of society is selfish. Yet Tolstoy also suggests how even though there is so much selfishness in society, there are some exceptional people who do not follow social conventions and are the prime example of how people in a society should be. This paper will argue that being selfless is important in society and that people should deviate from individualistic behavior and concentrate more on collective behavior. Although a person…

Selfishness: An Inescapable Plague As humans, we are inconsiderate, egoistic, greedy animals who proceed down the most revolting and corrupt path in order to achieve our desired goals. Gone are our ethical values when our hunger for success and power is unleashed. Unconcerned with the wellbeing of others, our lethal daggers plunge into our vulnerable prey. Why is it that even with many witnesses, no one dares to take a step forward to save the victim? Many may feed you the generic response…

intricate topic. We all speak differently, walk differently, and comprehend certain situations differently. We as humans have our clear differences in our behavior and beliefs. However, there are also many similarities in behaviors amongst different humans; many of which can be corrupt. If you don’t believe in my god or oppose my political system, you deserve death. Instead of observing the black and white, the tainted colors of human nature will be recognized in this piece. Humans tend to…

Selfishness. It’s a terrible word isn’t it? People would frown when they hear it. Nobody wants to be accused. We were taught from childhood that if you want to be good, you have to be altruistic. Thus, everyone in here may believe that selfishness is the epidemy of evilness. But is it? Selfishness is a bad word in many people’s books as it’s supposedly personified by someone who victimizes others, but let’s pause and challenge that view. The exact meaning of the word “selfishness” is to be…

which aims to analyze “In a Bamboo Grove” selfishness of the characters. Oldenquist, Andrew. "The Possibility of Selfishness." American Philosophical Quarterly 17.1 (1980): 25-33. Web. 28 Mar. 2017. . In this article, Andrew Oldenquist says that humans are naturally selfless—not selfish—and are “goal-seeking entities” (25), or individuals who work together toward helping their group. He argues that “the ‘natural state’ of goal-seeking entities is to act on Kantian, altruistic policies and that…

friend. Both acts stem from a selfish root: the satisfaction of a selfishly formed desire to aid a friend from failure. Altruism matters not, for the act still stems from a desire for a certain commitment to duty, which is self-interested. R: For argument’s sake, I will accept that voluntary action is motivated by an agent’s selfish want. But, this does not mean that the individual is selfish, because “it is the object of a want that determines whether it is selfish or not” (Rachels 234). If…

Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening is primarily about the limitations and struggles of women in the 1800’s, however; it seems conceivable that Edna suffered from psychological issues (Ryan). She had the same limitations and struggles that all women had at the time, but her coping skills seem to be debilitated. It is common knowledge that early childhood experiences shape adult lives. Considering that Edna lost her mother at an early age and was raised solely by a cold and strict father, her…

being. Throughout the novel, she controls Lakshmi with horrible, threatening remarks that force Lakshmi to follow her orders. While Lakshmi speaks to another girl in the ‘Happiness House’, the girl tells her, “But the rest—the money from the customers—goes to Mumtaz. Your family will never see one rupee more"(238). The girl is explaining to Lakshmi that the money she earned, was not really going to her family, who are experiencing extreme poverty. This is just one example from the text that…

Her selfishness, lead to ten years of having to work hard to just get by. At the end she is still blaming other people for her problems and has only grown bitter towards the world. She blames her parents for not being a first class family and her being forced to marry only a school teacher. She blames her husband for caring about the materialistic things, as she does. She blames first class women for being and having more than her. Finally, she blames Mrs. Forrestier for the ten years of…