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greed
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Also known as avarice, cupidity, greedy, greediness

thumb|1909 painting The Worship of Mammon, the New Testament representation and personification of material greed, by [[Evelyn De Morgan|268x268px]]

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Within Vinony's link graph, greed is referenced by 846 other articles, and connects out to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ancient Greece and ethics.

It is catalogued under topics including Concepts in ethics and Seven deadly sins.

Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
wish
Subclass of
desire
Part of
Dvesha
Image
The worship of Mammon.jpg
Said to be same as
avarice
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partially coincident with
frugality
Commons category
Greed
described by source
Wikitólica
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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections
Contents
  • Nature of greed
  • Views of greed
  • In animals
  • Ancient views
  • Aristophanes
  • Lucretius
  • Epictetus
  • St. Ambrose
  • Ancient China
  • Medieval Europe
  • Augustine
  • Aquinas
  • Dante
  • Chaucer
  • Early modern Europe
  • Luther
  • Montaigne
  • Spinoza
  • Locke
  • Laurence Sterne
  • Rousseau
  • Adam Smith
  • Edward Gibbon
  • Modern period
  • John Stuart Mill
  • Goethe
  • Marx
  • Meher Baba
  • Paul VI / John Paul II
  • Ivan Boesky
  • David Klemm
  • Inspirations
  • Genetics
  • Art
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • References
  • External links

thumb|1909 painting The Worship of Mammon, the New Testament representation and personification of material greed, by [[Evelyn De Morgan|268x268px]]

thumb|upright|Shakespeare Sacrificed: Or the Offering to Avarice by James Gillray alt=|thumb|The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride

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