Egoism may refer to any of the following:

• psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest
• ethical egoism - the ethical doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest
• rational egoism - the belief that it is rational to act in one's self-interest
• solipsism - (sometimes called egoism) - the belief that only one's self exists, or that only the experiences of one's self can be verified
• egotism - an excessive or exaggerated sense of self-importance. In extreme forms, egoism (as egotism) may include narcissism and antisocial behavior

Egoism may also imply or may be fundamental to any number of related concepts, such as: Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism. ... Doctrine, from Latin doctrina, (compare doctor), means a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. ... Self-interest can refer to any of the following concepts: Egoism Selfishness Ethical egoism Psychological egoism Individualism Objectivist ethics Hedonism Epicureanism Enlightened self-interest This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Ethical egoism is belief that one ought to do what is in ones own self-interest, although a distinction should be made between what is really in ones self-interest and what is only apparently so (see psychological egoism). ... Rational egoism is the philosophical view that it is always in accordance with reason to pursue ones own interests. ... The word solipsism (Latin: solus, alone + ipse, self) is used for two related yet distinct concepts: An epistemological position that ones own perceptions are the only things that can be known with certainty. ... In philosophy, two different theories are labeled egoism: psychological egoism is the view that one is always motivated to act in ones own best interests, while ethical egoism is the view that one ought to always act that way. ... Narcissus, also known as the Mazarini Hermaphroditus or the Genie of eternal rest. The statue is composed of an antique funeral bust and of an antique lower part, assembled in modern times. ... Antisocial personality disorder (abbreviated APD or ASPD) is a psychiatric diagnosis in the DSM-IV-TR recognizable by the disordered individuals impulsive behavior, disregard for social norms, and indifference to the rights and feelings of others. ...

• Amorality - lack of adherence to a meaningful moral system
• Antisocial personality disorder - the psychiatric disease which involves disregard for the consequences of behavior on others
• Autism - the neurodevelopmental disorder which restricts an individual's ability to interact with others normally
• Bigotry - intransigent intolerance of opinions which differ from one's own
• Individualism - a focus on the individual as opposed to society
• Individualist anarchism - anarchism that exalts the supremacy of the individual
• Libertarianism - a political ideology that advocates individual liberty and private property
• Machiavellianism - a tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder - self-love as psychological illness
• Objectivism - a philosophical system based on the writings of novelist Ayn Rand that advocates egoism
• Suitheism - worship of one's own self as Deity

Egoism is advocated by - or can be claimed to be advocated by - the following: Amorality is the quality of having no concept of right or wrong. ... A moral is a one sentence remark made at the end of many childrens stories that expresses the intended meaning, or the moral message, of the tale. ... Antisocial personality disorder (abbreviated APD or ASPD) is a psychiatric diagnosis in the DSM-IV-TR recognizable by the disordered individuals impulsive behavior, disregard for social norms, and indifference to the rights and feelings of others. ... Psychiatrist redirects here, for the party game, see Psychiatrist (game) Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental illness. ... Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests in delays of social interaction, language as used in social communication, or symbolic or imaginative play, with onset prior to age 3 years, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. ... The study of neural development draws on both neuroscience and developmental biology to describe the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic development and throughout life. ... A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles or identities differing from their own. ... Intolerance is the lack of ability or willingness to tolerate something. ... Opinion is a persons ideas and thoughts towards something. ... Individualism is a term used to describe a moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human independence and the importance of individual self-reliance and liberty. ... As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. ... Young people interacting within an ethnically diverse society. ... Individualist Anarchism is an anarchist philosophical tradition that has a strong emphasis on sovereignty of the individual[1] and is generally opposed to collectivism[2]. The tradition appears most often in the United States, most notably in regard to its advocacy of private property. ... Anarchism is the name of a political philosophy or a group of doctrines and attitudes that are centered on rejection of any form of compulsory government (state)[1] and supporting its elimination. ... Libertarianism is a political philosophy advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. ... An ideology is a collection of ideas. ... Liberty is generally considered a concept of political philosophy and identifies the condition in which an individual has immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority. ... This page deals with property as ownership rights. ... Machiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a persons tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. ... Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), a term first used by Heinz Kohut in 1971[1], is a form of pathological narcissism acknowledged in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, in the edition known as DSM III-TR. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, is a maladaptive, rigid, and persistent condition... In psychology, self-esteem or self-worth is a persons self-image at an emotional level; circumventing reason and logic. ... A Mental illness, as defined in psychiatry and other mental health professions, is an abnormal mental condition or disorder associated with significant distress and/or disfunction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... Suitheism, a term coined by American occultists David Michael Cunningham and Traeonna A. R. Wagener, is the belief that oneself is a deity, without the denial of the existence of other deities. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Harry Browne- American Libertarian Writer
• Thomas Hobbes - British philosopher
• Friedrich Nietzsche - German philosopher
• Ayn Rand - Russian-American novelist, founder of Objectivism
• Max Stirner - German philosopher
• Anton LaVey - Founder of the Church of Satan

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