Friday, February 03, 2006

Egocentric vs. Selfishness

Egocentric
Pronunciation: "E-gO-'sen-trik also "e-
Function: adjective
1 : concerned with the individual rather than society
2 : taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy
3 a : limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs
Selfishness
Pronunciation: 'sel-fish
Function: adjective
1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2 : arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others -a selfish act

Although someone told me egocentric and selfishness are just slightly different, I still consider both as disrespectful and heedlessly act.

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