self-regarding

British  

adjective

1. self-centred; egotistical

2. 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

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Example Sentences

But setting aside today’s self-regarding American conversation — across mainstream media, Twitter and the like — about where and when “we” went wrong in our attempt to free Afghanistan, we should recognize that their departure in no way extricates America from its ongoing, metastasizing war on terrorism.

From Washington Post

He added: "Frances Barber's silky, sleekly self-regarding Polonius offers light relief, and Ashley D Gayle's impassioned Laertes shines. But despite all the talent involved, this is a haphazard mess that leaves you wondering what on earth you've just witnessed - and what were they thinking."

From BBC

Take Stephen King’s assessment in The Book Review of the lightly autobiographical “Mother Land” from 2017, which King found to be an “exercise in self-regarding arrogance and self-pity.”

From New York Times

To some, they evoked comparisons to a less wealthy or self-regarding place.

From Seattle Times

There are also hints of a certain self-regarding bravado inside the group.

From New York Times