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Corruption: Corruption is the abuse of power for personal gain. It can happen in any sector, but it is most common in politics and business._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Demosthenes on Corruption - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 48 Corruption/Democracy/Demosthenes/ Höffe: (...) Aristotle's contemporary Demosthenes (384-322 B.C.), [achieved] prestige and prosperity through speeches at court. Politically, however, Demosthenes emerged as a sharp critic of Philip II. In his Philippica, pugnacious inflammatory speeches against Philip, he accuses him of not being a Greek, not even a barbarian, but "a scoundrel from Macedonia", whose bribery in Athens unfortunately caused many politicians to succumb. _____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Demosthenes Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |