From Thucydides’ Trap and Aristoteles’ Nomisma to Vance’s Elegy; Paeans and Lamentations in strategic monetary Policies and Ethics

Abstract

Ancient Greeks have always tried to rationalize the causes of war and the lack of ethics amongst cities of the same country and regions from different countries.They have concluded that the will of "power" and "money" are the key elements leading to war. To be precise, they have concluded that the fear of a country"s possible power can also lead to hostility among nations. Even the try to characterize war as "just" shows that our comprehension of ethics has to be reformed. The phenomenon has not been extinguished in recent times as "power" and "money" are also considered the base of life and well-being that can eliminate all ethical decisions. Moreover, what is most worrying is the fact that ethical behavior is considered a disadvantage, a "disability" of nations, a means to "crash" and extinguish a nation that consists of ethical values. The monetary system of our times consists of that base and all the efforts taken to prevent money"s power have been turned down. Moreover, all these efforts have been characterized as "chimerical" and "utopian" something that consists only of the minds of idealists that have none to do with reality.