01-20-2011, 09:21 AM
apparently there are a lot of different interpretations of the word 'ego'. and the dominant one seems to be to interpret it as negative assertiveness, coercion, prickyness.
ego is a word that is one of the 3 parts of the definition of self in freud's psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego,_and_super-ego
even though freud does a lot of negative connotations, and also enriches the definition a lot
in various spiritual schools, ego is also used as a word to denote 'self'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego
so basically it seems, in general usage ego is a word that has taken on the meaning of 'self'.
then if you look at it that way, in its clearer meaning, an entity which is dominantly involved in self and matters regarding self, would be called egocentric, ie, involved/busy with its own self.
ego is a word that is one of the 3 parts of the definition of self in freud's psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego,_and_super-ego
even though freud does a lot of negative connotations, and also enriches the definition a lot
Quote:Originally, Freud used the word ego to mean a sense of self ...., ego still ends up as a definition meaning 'self' more or less.
in various spiritual schools, ego is also used as a word to denote 'self'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego
so basically it seems, in general usage ego is a word that has taken on the meaning of 'self'.
then if you look at it that way, in its clearer meaning, an entity which is dominantly involved in self and matters regarding self, would be called egocentric, ie, involved/busy with its own self.