Vice 145043 222114071 2008-06-27T16:59:15Z 81.132.181.159 /* Examples of vices */ Re-added a POV omission. {{alternateuses}} '''Vice''' is a practice or habit that is considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness and corruption. The modern [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term that best captures its original meaning is the word ''vicious'', which means "full of vice." In this sense, the word ''vice'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''vitium'', meaning "failing or defect". Vice is the opposite of [[virtue]]. Vice is also a generic legal term for criminal offenses involving prostitution, lewdness, lasciviousness, and obscenity. Illegal forms of gambling are also often included as a vice in law enforcement departments that deal with gambling as a crime. ==Overview of religious views on vice== One way of organizing the vices is as the corruption of the virtues. A virtue can be corrupted by nonuse, misuse, or overuse. Thus the cardinal vices would be [[lust]] (nonuse of [[temperance (virtue)|temperance]]), [[cowardice]] (nonuse of [[courage]]), folly (misuse of a virtue, opposite of [[wisdom]]), and [[venality]] (nonuse of [[justice]]). See: [[Virtue#The four virtues|The four virtues]]. == Examples of vices == Some vices recognized in various [[culture]]s of the world include: {{col-begin}} {{col-5}} *[[absent-mindedness]] *[[addiction]] *[[aggression]] *[[alcoholism]] *[[animosity]] *[[antagonism]] *[[apathy]] *[[bigotry]] *[[bitterness (emotion)|bitterness]] *[[callous]]ness *[[wikt:caprice|caprice]] *[[careless]]ness *[[child sacrifice]] *[[cowardice]] *[[political corruption|corruption]] *[[cruelty]] *[[denial]] *[[dependence]] *[[wiktionary:despair|despair]] *[[diffidence]] *[[dishonesty]] *[[dishonor]] *[[disobedience]] *dis[[respect]]fulness *[[drunk]]enness *[[excess]] *[[favoritism]] *[[filthiness]] *[[flippancy]] *[[flightiness]] *[[foolishness]] {{col-5}} *[[greed]] *[[hatred]] *[[hostility]] *[[homosexuality]] *[[ignorance]] *[[inconstancy]] *[[indecision]] *[[indifference]] *[[indolence]] *[[indulgence]] *[[inequality]] *[[infidelity]] *in[[gratitude]] *[[injustice]] *in[[sincerity]] *in[[temperance]] *im[[modesty]] *[[immorality]] *[[impatience]] *[[impiety]] *im[[providence]] *ir[[responsibility]] *ir[[reverence]] {{col-5}} *[[laziness]] *[[lewdness]] *[[licentiousness]] *[[lightmindedness]] *[[malevolence]] *[[malice]] *[[misanthropy]] *[[misandry]] *[[misogyny]] *[[moral relativism]] *[[negativity]] *[[omissiveness]] *[[officiousness]] *[[paranoia]] *[[parasitism]] *[[passivity]] *[[permissiveness]] *[[perversion]] *[[pessimism]] *[[poor judgment]] *[[pornography]] *[[prejudice]] *[[presumptuousness]] *[[pride]](hubris) *[[procrastination]] *[[promiscuity]] *[[purpose]]lessness *[[rash]]ness *[[rudeness]] *[[ruthless]]ness {{col-5}} *[[secretiveness]] *[[self-degradation]] *[[selfishness]] *[[sensuality]] *[[shortsightedness]] *[[slackness]] *[[slavery]] *[[suppression]] *[[stinginess]] *[[stubborn]]ness *[[stupidity]] *[[tact]]lessness *[[treachery]] *[[fairness|unfairness]] *[[forgiveness|unforgiveness]] *[[kindness|unkindness]] *[[unscrupulousness]] *[[unsophistication]] *[[vanity]] *[[violence]] *[[wanton]]ness *[[weakness]] *[[wildness]], uncivilization *[[wiliness]] *[[worldliness]] {{col-end}} == Popular usage == The term ''vice'' is also popularly applied to various activities considered [[immorality|immoral]] by some; a list of these might include the use of [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]] and other [[recreational drug use|recreational drug]]s, [[gambling]], smoking, recklessness, cheating, lying, [[selfishness]]. It is also used in reference to police [[vice unit]]s who prosecute crimes associated with these activities. Often, vice particularly designates a failure to comply with the sexual [[mores]] of the time and place such as [[sexual promiscuity]]. Behaviors or attitudes going against the established virtues of the culture may also be called vices: for instance, [[effeminacy]] is considered a vice in a culture espousing [[masculinity]] as an essential element of the character of males. ==See also== * [[Vice unit]] * [[Virtue]] * [[Sin]] * [[Golden mean (philosophy)]] * [[Roman decadence]] {{commonscat|Vices|{{PAGENAME}}}} ==Bibliography== *''Virtues and Vices'', Aristotle, trans. H. Rackman, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, l992. Vol #285. *''In the Garden of Evil: The Vices and Culture in the Middle Ages''. Edited by Richard Newhauser, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto 2005 ISBN 0-88844-818-X ==Sources== *All [[etymology|etymologies]] are according to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''. [[Category:Vice| ]] [[de:Laster]] [[es:Vicio]] [[fr:Vice]] [[it:Vizio]] [[pt:Vício]] [[ru:Порок]] [[sk:Neresť]] [[fi:Pahe]] [[sv:Last (psykologi)]]