Pleonexia

As pleonexy (Greek: πλεονεξία ) - gr of pleon (more) echein and ( have ) - two phenomena are described since ancient philosophy, to gain a more - have an advantage or a greater proportion a man compared may have to another. Secondly, a morally reprehensible multi - Have - Want, related to greed, greed and arrogance. In his Nicomachean Ethics ( EN 1129b 32) Aristotle describes the pleonexy as one of the three forms of injustice. The second meaning was on the New Testament effective historically significant for the Christian virtues and vices teaching (see also Theological Ethics ).

From the German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies, Arnold Gehlen and others, the term has been used to criticize the " fickleness " of the fleeting forms of public opinion.