Proper order is a concept that exists in both the Western world as well as the East Asian world. However, compared to the West, proper order is not as significant as it is for East Asian government and cultures. Proper order contains two levels: self-cultivation and governance. Governance includes governments, society, and local institutions. They provide an order for human beings to live in. Self-cultivation is more on the individual level and explains an important pre condition for proper order in East Asian culture about having character and governance in balance (Magagna, October 20, 2014). It is important to not only define proper order but to also explain the paradox that surrounds proper order. Proper order is hard to achieve and is …show more content…
This is simply the abuse of wealth for socially irresponsible ends such as buying extravagant things that do not benefit the masses but instead only fit the view. There is a misuse in how money is used. This as well is not looking for humane interests. Mencius says “[…] the economic welfare of the people [are] a necessary foundation of political stability, and that therefore the rule had a responsibility to provide for the material goods of his people” (de Bary 93). Mencius is saying to obtain proper order, politics and the financial status of the people go hand in hand. For human and human interests to be achieved, economic status of the people is key to be able to achieve this proper order. Without economic stability in the people, there is no interest in achieving human and humane interests and hence there is no virtuous leadership with rampant economic and political corruption , which results in the breakdown of proper order. Cultural corruption is the final type of corruption that can exist. There can be in the form of an excess or a betrayal of culture. It is similar to abusing wealth but for excess of cultural, it involves using resources to an excess and spending money on excessive purpose. A classic example of this is people with money and status using excess culture to have extremely elaborate funerals and bury many statues with the person who passed away. While this may …show more content…
If proper order is so necessary yet so fragile, how is it possible to obtain the ideal of proper order. This can be done with proper methodology and management. There should be the will and resources to put good policies into effect as well as a method to study humans so we are sure that the right path is being taken (Magagna, October 20, 2014). Not only this but the creation of proper institutions with the intentions to minimize coercion, maximize merit, and minimize fiscal and bureaucratic orders is a way to achieve proper order (Magagna, October 20, 2014). To lessen coercion is to lessen distrust and to threaten honesty and trust between people. Merit maximization is important to find just leaders to attain virtuous leadership. Using examinations is a popular way to find these just and virtuous leaders. And finally, to minimize bureaucratic and fiscal needs is to minimize the problem of predation. By keeping bureaucracy and taxes as small and low as possible, there is a less risk of bureaucracy becoming a predator on the people (Magagna, October 20, 2014). This is to ensure that human and humane rights are being adhered to which is an important feature of proper
Corruption is defined as the dishonest conduct one performs for illegitimate private gain (Paskal). To determine where corruption
the ways of the old order are wrong and that the way of the new order
... ideal governing system, citizens must face the difficulty in removing an unsuitable leader from power. Indeed, all governing systems are ultimately flawed in one way or another, but the well-being of a society can vary depending on the potential of its constituents and leaders.
Corruption is something that is motivated by greed and fraud. It’s a very threatening personality that controls and destroys people’s lives and makes them the kind of person other people don’t want to associate with.
In my opinion I agree with Socrates and Thrasymuchus at the same time. Back in their days there are many times where rulers took advantage of their power, and heavily exploiting the people and what there worth so they could live the good life.
Some people may think that money doesn't corrupt people and that corruption is something that can be controlled by human choice, but money affected the social acceptance of people, it corrupted the thought process of the upper percentage of people, the wealthy people that don't accept the less wealthy because of a social barrier they feel can't be passed, the younger brother that gets rich and feels like his whole family is trying to take his money, the greed that comes along with wealth causes corruption.
The most manageable way to approach such an intricate and abstruse concept such as public order is to first establish it as a means...
Since it was believed that human beings reach their highest levels of morality and virtue by participating in government, (pg. 6) it would only make sense to create a government for the people by the people. But in order to limit the government and protect the rights of citizens, the new government would have to consist of checks and balances type of system. This is the reason for the three...
“Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.” This can lead to the downfall of societies because when citizens find out, they won’t have any respect for their government/leaders because of the bad things they do. Lack of respect can cause riots/outbreaks in cities.
The development of a country depends generally on the work and values of its society. The image of a country can be severely damaged by certain actions and behavior of their citizens, like bribery. When a country is known as a corrupt nation, not only will the facade of the country be affected, but also the economy. Establishing measures to eradicate corruption are urgently necessary. Corruption has been around since the begging of time, but currently is more common in business, more specifically, international business. Although some organizations have been formed, and conventions have been signed in order to end it, corruption is still one of the mayor problems around the world. An ethical view might bring more insight to why bribery and corruption is not a moral act and why more severe measures should be taken into consideration.
The runaway corruption in the country harms the business environment and causes collapse of various established institutions and industries.
Order and freedom are both necessary and beneficial towards the citizens and society with the aim to promote harmony, yet they both contradict each other. This contradiction has existed throughout many years and it is still hard to decide which one is ideal for the society. This essay will discuss and analyze if order or freedom is more important for political systems.
Political instability and corruption is a major impact on growth. The rule of law and appropriate enforcement is needed to create an established system of honesty and loyalty in society. Corruption is people acting in an official capacity of trust and responsibility misusing their position for private gain. When there is this sense of corruption many things are affected. Corruption discourages investment due to lack of business ethics.
Some people said that corruption is rampant in all governments, So that it is not unknown to any ethnic group, region and continent. It cuts across faiths, political systems, religious Denominations and affects both young and old people. Fraud can be found in public and authoritarian rule;...
This essay will attempt to explore the relationship between the two from the definitions, causes, consequences and the solutions. Corruption can be defined as the abuse of public power for private gain. (World Bank, 2004) Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world, and is a growing international and regional concern. According to Corruption Around the world (Tanzi, 1998), in its end-of-year editorial on December 31, 1995, The Financial Times characterized 1995 as the year of corruption.