Egocentrism: Moral Relativism And Bias
Egocentrism
Egocentrism is the tendency to see reality as centered on oneself. Egocentrics are selfish, self-absorbed people who view their interests, ideas, and values as superior to everyone else's. All of us are affected to some degree by egocentric biases.
One cannot think clearly about what one is wrapped up in.
—Holmes Rolston Egocentrism can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Two common forms are self-interested thinking and self-serving bias. Self-interested thinking is the tendency to accept and defend beliefs that harmonize with one's self-interest. Almost no one is immune from self-interested thinking. Most doctors support legislation making it more difficult for them to be sued for malpractice; most lawyers do not. …show more content…
Almost everybody would admit, for example, that 1 + 1 = 2 is true, no matter who might be ignorant or deluded enough to deny it. What relativists usually claim, therefore, is not that all truth is relative, but that truth is relative in some important domain(s). By far the most common form of relativism is moral relativism. Like relativism generally, moral relativism comes in two major forms: moral subjectivism and cultural moral relativism. Moral subjectivism is the view that what is morally right and good for an individual, A, is whatever A believes is morally right and good. Thus, if Andy believes that premarital sex is always wrong, and Jennifer believes that it is not always wrong, according to moral subjectivism premarital sex is always wrong for Andy and is not always wrong for …show more content…
Overconfident players think that they're better, or luckier, than they actually are. This often leads them to play with far superior opponents, to stay in too many hands, and to bet recklessly. The result: players who overrate their abilities quickly become ATMs for their tablemates. Poker legend Doyle Brunson tells a cautionary tale about the dangers of overconfidence. A cocky New Yorker calling himself "Rochester Ricky" and flashing a big bankroll walked into a Fort Worth poker parlor. Around the table sat Amarillo Slim, Puggy Pearson, Johnny Moss, Sailor Roberts, Brunson himself, and a couple of Texas businessmen. Two things quickly became apparent. Though he knew his game, Rochester hadn't played much no-limit poker, and he hadn't a clue he was playing against some of the best no-limit Hold'em poker talent in the world. Rochester didn't realize that strategies that work well in limit games (for example, calling frequently and bluffing cautiously) often backfire in no-limit games. His parting words as he gathered up the paltry remnants of his $10,0000 bankroll were "If you guys are ever in Rochester, don't bother to look me up. You won't see me playing Hold'em against Texans as long as I
Egocentrism is the tendency to see reality as centered on oneself. Egocentrics are selfish, self-absorbed people who view their interests, ideas, and values as superior to everyone else's. All of us are affected to some degree by egocentric biases.
One cannot think clearly about what one is wrapped up in.
—Holmes Rolston Egocentrism can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Two common forms are self-interested thinking and self-serving bias. Self-interested thinking is the tendency to accept and defend beliefs that harmonize with one's self-interest. Almost no one is immune from self-interested thinking. Most doctors support legislation making it more difficult for them to be sued for malpractice; most lawyers do not. …show more content…
Almost everybody would admit, for example, that 1 + 1 = 2 is true, no matter who might be ignorant or deluded enough to deny it. What relativists usually claim, therefore, is not that all truth is relative, but that truth is relative in some important domain(s). By far the most common form of relativism is moral relativism. Like relativism generally, moral relativism comes in two major forms: moral subjectivism and cultural moral relativism. Moral subjectivism is the view that what is morally right and good for an individual, A, is whatever A believes is morally right and good. Thus, if Andy believes that premarital sex is always wrong, and Jennifer believes that it is not always wrong, according to moral subjectivism premarital sex is always wrong for Andy and is not always wrong for …show more content…
Overconfident players think that they're better, or luckier, than they actually are. This often leads them to play with far superior opponents, to stay in too many hands, and to bet recklessly. The result: players who overrate their abilities quickly become ATMs for their tablemates. Poker legend Doyle Brunson tells a cautionary tale about the dangers of overconfidence. A cocky New Yorker calling himself "Rochester Ricky" and flashing a big bankroll walked into a Fort Worth poker parlor. Around the table sat Amarillo Slim, Puggy Pearson, Johnny Moss, Sailor Roberts, Brunson himself, and a couple of Texas businessmen. Two things quickly became apparent. Though he knew his game, Rochester hadn't played much no-limit poker, and he hadn't a clue he was playing against some of the best no-limit Hold'em poker talent in the world. Rochester didn't realize that strategies that work well in limit games (for example, calling frequently and bluffing cautiously) often backfire in no-limit games. His parting words as he gathered up the paltry remnants of his $10,0000 bankroll were "If you guys are ever in Rochester, don't bother to look me up. You won't see me playing Hold'em against Texans as long as I