Word: egoism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...write the big book on pop music, there will no doubt be a distinction made between successful performers and those who actually innovated. The new Prince album, The Hits/The B-Sides, shows that Prince will qualify on both accounts. While he often appears easily dismissable because of his sexual egoism, commercial bent and (let's face it) the Batdance episode, Prince has made many incredible musical statements. This album contains the songs that a generation has grown up with, and songs which push the limits of dance pop, electronic funk and censorship...
According to Ben Shachar, Objectivist are concerned mainly with the worlds of epistemology, ethics and polities. Objectivist epistemology follows the principle or reason, the ethical argument is that of rational egoism, and the politics of Objectivism promote laissez faire capitalism...
...basic aim of Objectivist is the pursuit of happiness through reason and rational egoism...
...Party they represent is the worst of all, the party of egoism," he says...
...newspaper falls into this cult of egoism rather easily. In the past, some Crimson editors were cocky and dismissive of community criticism. People who complained that their programs were not covered were pegged publicity hounds. Events that only drew small crowds were considered unfitting for front-page news...