Unlike Tyrrany or Usurpation, which are vices about a takeover of the resources of your partner, Mercenary behavior is a character "vice of deficit" that sees the partner actually taking from each other in plain sight.

In being unjust as a partner in contributing to achieving a goal, the mercenary partner is pursuing their own life's goals - their "mission in life" or "purpose in life [Read more...] about Mercenary

You have certainly heard the phrase that “Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.” Well, only for those with weaknesses of character and the incipient lack of mercy for others. This may draw from the concept that no human being is entirely free of narcissism, the tendency to be selfish, self-centered, to lack empathy for others, to cross the boundaries of others and to be occasionally win/lose in our social transactions with others. [Read more...] about Mercy