Pleonexia
Sign in to savePleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originating from the Greek πλεονεξία, is a philosophical concept which roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belongs to others."
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Pleonexia is referenced by 113 other articles, and connects out to Aristotle, Plato and Greek.
It is catalogued under topics including Concepts in ethics and Concepts in political philosophy.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Classical Greek concepts of pleonexia
- Christian concepts of pleonexia
- Notes and references
- Further reading
- External links
Pleonexia, sometimes called pleonexy, originating from the Greek πλεονεξία, is a philosophical concept which roughly corresponds to greed, covetousness, or avarice, and is strictly defined as "the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belongs to others."
== Classical Greek concepts of pleonexia == Classical Greek philosophers such as Plato related pleonexia to justice.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pleonexia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.