Pleonexia
πλεονεξίαpleh-oh-NEX-ee-ah
The insatiable desire to have more than one's fair share—a grasping acquisitiveness that Aristotle identified as the opposite of justice. This vice drives one to claim excessive honors, wealth, or power at the expense of others and one's own character.
Modern Application
Examine where your ambition crosses from healthy striving into grasping—where you pursue more not because it serves excellence, but because you simply want to possess it. True leadership requires you to distinguish between expanding your capacity to serve and merely accumulating status or resources. When you catch yourself comparing, hoarding, or overreaching, pause and ask whether this acquisition actually moves you toward flourishing.
