Relativism, Egocentrism, Egofocalism

A Circle is a special case of an Ellipse, i. e. an Ellipse with one focus.  Accordingly, Egocentrism can be re-conceived as Egofocalism, in which that one is the center of one's world does not preclude the possibility of other centers.  Indeed, while an Ellipse is usually defined as having two Foci, the formula leaves open the possibility of an indefinite number of Foci, the general case being what might be called a Super-Ellipse.  In any case, re-conceiving Egocentrism as Egofocalism exposes as contingent abstractions, theses and doctrines based on the former, e. g. the Selfish vs. Altruism antithesis.  Egofocalism thus provides a context for Relativism, in which a Subject is distinguished from a perceptual Object, but is in a symmetrical relation with it, which entails that the relation is relative to it, as well, that it can be a Subject, as well.