A. Milne has been praised for his clear-eyed vision of the ruthless, open, unashamed egotism of the young child. Ryan Holiday described our cultural values as dependent on validation, entitled, and ruled by our emotions, a form of egotism. See also References Further reading External links by George Santayana B. J. Bushman/R. F. Baumeister, 'Threatened Egotism...' Egoism Narcissism Philosophy of life