In psychology, egocentrism is the characteristic of regarding oneself and one's own opinions or interests as most important. The term derives from the Greek egô, meaning "I." An egocentric person has no theory of mind, cannot "put himself in other people's shoes," and believes everyone sees what he sees (or that what he sees in some way exceeds what others see.) Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul or mind, logos/-ology = study of) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... Self might refer to various different things: Look up self on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Opinion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An opinion is a persons ideas and thoughts towards something. ... In finance, interest has three general definitions. ... Due to MediaWikis uppercase algorithm, ı (lower case dotless i) will bring you here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

See also

• Egoism
• Ethnocentrism
• Narcissism
• Selfishness
• Solipsism
• Intellectual virtues
• Epistemic virtue

Egoism may refer to any of the following: psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are motivated by self-interest. ... Ethnocentricity is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of ones own ethnic culture. ... Narcissus, the Greek hero after whom narcissism is named, became obsessed with his own reflection. ... Selfishness is, at base, the concept and/or practise of concern with ones own interests; it is often used to refer to a self-interest that comes in a particular form, or above a certain level. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Character traits necessary for right action and correct thinking. ... The epistemic virtues, as identified by virtue epistemologists, reflect their contention that belief is an ethical process, and thus susceptible to the intellectual virtue or vice of ones thought life. ...

External links

• The Human Mind Is Naturally Prone To the Following Egocentric Tendencies by Foundation for Critical Thinking

(egocentric memory, myopia, infallibility, righteousness, hypocrisy, oversimplification, blindness, immediacy, and absurdity).