Sentences with phrase «political egoism»

Not exact matches

But here Niebuhr would remind us that technology and political science take place within power blocs that rarely reform on their own, and those who cherish reason must realize its limited ability to curb egoism.

To dislodge the power of collective self - interest requires a Christian realism that through political conflict serves to check group egoism.

The sustainability of any political order depends on governance mechanisms that successfully balance the ever - present tension between these nine human dignity needs and the three attributes of human nature as I define them: emotionality, amorality and egoism.

I will first discuss emotionality and how emotions shape, sabotage or hijack certain political processes, and then examine amoral egoism as an alternate lens to analyze state behaviour.

4 Reasons to Write: 1) Sheer egoism 2) Aesthetic enthusiasm 3) Historical impulse 4) Political purpose (Don't look at me, it's Orwell)