merely self-preservation

language: ja

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.
    ja: 単なる自己保存

examples

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

    彼の国外脱出の決断は、政治的信念ではなく、単なる自己保存によるものであった。