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Μπορούν να συνυπάρξουν πολιτική και ηθική;
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Jun 24, 2025
Μπορούν να συνυπάρξουν πολιτική και ηθική; #shorts
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politicians are all corrupted immoral
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unethical pigs this is what many people
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think and indeed us politicians might
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have a moral problem but this is not a
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new idea in fact it goes all the way
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back
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2,400 years ago in ancient Greece
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aristotle said ethics and politics are
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glued together as the aim of politics is
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the good life of police meaning the
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community so politics for Aristotle is
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literally the practical application of
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ethics on a collective level to achieve
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this we need to apply virtue on how we
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live together as a society not lying for
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power but balancing judgment courage and
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fairness in every decision he called
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this practical wisdom or in Greek fises
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he even wrote a book about it Nikcomian
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ethics but these ideas didn't last for
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long fast forward to the 1500s in Italy
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we see that Makaveli came and turned the
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tables he wrote the most famous book
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about politics in history The Prince and
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he was very clear in his book he said
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"If you really want to rule you must be
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willing to act against morality to
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maintain power and protect the state."
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So in practice to rule you have to lie
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manipulate and cheat he brought realism
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into the table saying what matters is
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power not virtue and let's be honest if
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we generalize in today's politics it
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looks more like maveis instead of aristo
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so you might call me an idealist but I
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support the Greek philosopher on this
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let's make ethics great again but I'm
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curious to hear what you think how we
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can bring morality back to politics let
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me know in the comments below