Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lobh (Gurmukhi: ਲੋਭ Lōbha) is a word derived from the Sanskrit (लोभ), which translates in English to "greed"; it is a strong desire for worldly possessions and a constant focus on possessing material items, especially the urge to possess what rightfully belongs to others.
Shakespeare Sacrificed: Or the Offering to Avarice by James Gillray The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride. Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions) or social value, such as status, or power.
That’s all heralded the return of extreme greed to Wall Street. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has surged about 3.3% so far this year — and we’re barely a month in. The S&P 500 is up 2.6% and the Dow ...
In Jainism, worldly wealth accumulation is considered a potential source of greed, jealousy, selfishness, and desires. [12] [13] Giving up emotional attachments, sensual pleasures, and material possession is a means of liberation in Jain philosophy. [14] Eating enough to survive is considered more noble than eating for indulgence. [12]
Last month, the largest review to date of greedflation, from the Institute for Public Policy Research and Common Wealth, looked at 1,300 companies across four continents and concluded that ...
Wealth as peril and obligation: the New Testament on possessions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Perrotta, Cosimo (2004). Consumption as an Investment: The fear of goods from Hesiod to Adam Smith. Psychology Press. Holman, Susan R. (2008). Wealth and poverty in early Church and society. Baker Academic. Kahan, Alan S. (2010). Mind Vs.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
As defined outside Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth. [27] Aquinas considers that, like pride, it can lead to evil. [28]