merely self-preservation

language: fr

definitions

  1. The concept that an action or motivation is driven exclusively by the instinct to survive or avoid harm, lacking any higher moral, ethical, or altruistic purpose.
    fr: simple autopréservation

examples

  1. His decision to flee the country was driven by merely self-preservation, not by political conviction.

    Sa décision de fuir le pays était simplement motivée par l'autopréservation, et non par conviction politique.