The ancient philosopher Plato understood \u00bbexcess wealth\u00ab to mean excessive wealth that did not make people happy because it was not virtuous. Although the topic is old, it is still the subject of controversial debate. This is because the global concentration of wealth is enormous and social inequality is a constant problem.<\/p>\n
How wealth is distributed is not a private question. It concerns everyone. Emotional attributions are particularly important for the acceptance of the privileges of the wealthy: envy and hatred are predominantly attributed to the poor as vices, generosity and compassion to the wealthy as virtues. Anyone who wants a just society must first understand how wealth concentration is perceived. After all, excess wealth jeopardises democracy and political equality.<\/p>\n
Moderation Martin Sch\u00fcrz <\/em><\/strong>Martin Sch\u00fcrz Der antike Philosoph Platon verstand unter \u00bb\u00dcberreichtum\u00ab exzessiven Reichtum, der nicht gl\u00fccklich mache, weil er nicht tugendhaft sei. Das Thema ist zwar alt, doch es wird nach wie vor kontrovers diskutiert. Denn die weltweite Verm\u00f6genskonzentration ist enorm und soziale Ungleichheit ein best\u00e4ndiges Problem. Wie Verm\u00f6gen verteilt wird, ist keine private Frage. Sie geht alle etwas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4215,"template":"","format":[29],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"schwerpunkt":[42],"class_list":["post-4214","kreisky_event","type-kreisky_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","schwerpunkt-arbeit-wirtschaft-und-soziales","format-podiumsdiskussion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nRobert Misik<\/strong>, Author and journalist<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>is an economist and individual psychology analyst in Vienna. He has been researching wealth distribution in Europe for more than two decades and is a lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. In 2015, he received the European Parliament's Progressive Economy Award.<\/p>\n
\nHandover
\nCampus Verlag 2019, ISBN 9783593511450<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"