self-regarding

adjective

self-centred; egotistical
philosophy (of an action) affecting the interests of no-one other than the agent, and hence, according to John Stuart Mill, immune from moral criticism

Soon, there will be a show of us watching them watching TV, and so on—until we all become self-regarding motes of dust.

These are people who are more than just a little bit self-regarding.

It is somewhat self-regarding certainly, in spite of the incessant renunciation and sacrifice.

Another class is added to include all classes of 'self-regarding pleasures or pains.'

It is of course not intended to say that these efforts proceed entirely from other motives than those of a self-regarding kind.

The critical or self-regarding spirit has its uses, but it may be fatal to 'personal consecration' in public worship.

In the sphere of self-regarding duty a point which needs attention is the truth of personal responsibility.

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