Is egoism arrogance?

I'm not sure, honestly. Egoism being the philosophy of the self. When someone places themselves on a pedestal above all others, they have lost my respect. Our moral worth is determined by what we do for others, what we do for society, what we do for the rest of humanity. When you dedicate yourself to greed and selfishness, I can well believe it encapsulates arrogance. A prudent point, comrade.

It's true that egocentric people can often find themselves alone. To me, it's a little amusing to see how many egocentric people relate to each other. They also tend to stir up fights with everyone, no matter where they go, sooner or later.

Egoism
?noun 1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness ( opposed to altruism).

2. egotism or conceit.

3. Ethics . the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

Arrogance
?noun offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.


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So a bit of yes and no. It depends on the context of egoism. If someone is egotistic, they're selfish. If they're extremely/overly selfish they are arrogant.

I've met many of both. One friend I have is very egotistic. He's shallow and thinks he's "the shit"....but he's not overbearing, it's just a trait of who he is and it's not hurting anyone.

I know another friend who IS arrogant. He thinks he's superior and more important than everyone else. He has no shame in displaying it and will do so at any opportunity, constantly picking on others flaws even when his own are pretty clear. When his own are pointed out he has some excuse why he's allowed to be imperfect, or he says that he is perfect and uses redirection to make it seem like the other person is flawed just in pointing it out.

Egoism and arrogance are the same thing but they refer to different degrees of the same thing. Egoism is the lesser, arrogance is the extreme.

egoism and arrogance are sperated by a very thin line. and one sets the line according to their own point of view. but what should be done is setting that line according to the sorroundings and the people they interact to.

I hate arrogance!

Well said by George, both are separated by a thin line. However, egoistic person may or may not be arrogant but an arrogant person is very egoistic. He or she has something to be arrogant but ego has nothing to do with having something special.