Sentences with phrase «egoistic nature of human beings»

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Niebuhr goes on to add that the fact that the will to power inevitably justifies itself in terms of the morally more acceptable will to realize our true nature means that the egoistic corruption of universal ideals is a much more persistent fact in human affairs than any moralistic creed is inclined to admit.

(1) It means recognition of the conflictual nature of human existence — that a battle is being waged between the demonic forces of egoistic injustice and the heavenly forces of altruistic neighbor - love.

It is in this sense that human nature is fundamentally egoistic: at our most foundational level, we are only geared towards survival, and the rest of our moral compass is developed throughout the course of existence.