Ben, If I were looking for a "structural" content of knowledge, then I would look for slightly more extensive definitions that illustrate relations among words. Conceited shows lower level abstraction components of "vain" (concearned with how one is seen) and "egotistic" (self-importance and self-interest). One can be "vain" without being egotistical or egoistic (often confused). I surmise that most people "go for" the stereotypical abstraction which does not differentiate between the two. Nora, 1. If I am not for me, who will be? 2. If I am only for me, what am I? 3. If not now, when? 1 represents survival and self awareness - consciousness. 2 represents social ethical organism in its environment with others. 3 represents time-binding, planning. See Hillel (Babylon traditionally c.110BCE-10CE[1] in Jerusalem)
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