Ambition: NOUN: 1a. An eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power. b. The object or goal desired
Greed: NOUN: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth
2007-05-26 22:01:14 · 28 answers · asked by govner_24 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
~~~ Ambition is visualising yourself owning your own Mint or Bank some day. Greed is visualising yourself owning your own Mint or Bank some day. ~~~
2007-06-03 11:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by donelle g. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ambition is wanting to better yourself. To push the envelope of your being. To see what type of self worth you can achieve. Money and power may not be important. It's mostly for the satisfaction of yourself.
Greed is different. It revolves around money, power, and physical assets. Greed causes you to do something you may not normally do, such as "step" on friends on the way up the ladder. Material possessions become priority #1. Suddenly your morals and people in your life, such as husband/wife, become second to your success. That's when you have a greed problem.
2007-05-26 22:21:30 · answer #2 · answered by My 3 Toes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greed is sinful. Ambition is not. Greed and pride are interrelated. Greed causes you to acquire not only material possessions but abstract possessions (the love of another) at the expense of others. When you are greedy, you obtain those possessions because you attempt to be better than everyone else at whatever it is you do (this is where pride comes in).
For instance, its one thing to be ambitious about being first place in a race because you want to do the best you can do. Its quite another want to win a race because you think you are better than everyone else.
2007-05-27 03:10:48 · answer #3 · answered by lyricsop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ambition to me is a want to do something that you have not already achieved preferably in a way that will be beneficial to the individual. Greed however in my mind is different to me greed is not just merely wanting something you havent got, but actively taking from someone or some people. Hope this helps you.
2007-05-26 22:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by Karen D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same except optimistic people created the word ambitious to give a good name to there pursuit of happiness and pessimistic people create the word greedy to justify there selves for not pursuing happiness so there friends would also believe that the pursuit of happiness is wrong and they would not lose there social circles( this is my oppinion) I think you have to be at least a little bit greedy to be ambitious because if I'm am not greedy in wanting the absolute best for myself then I will never want to change my current situation and I will never get the opportunity to be called ambitious. Also once I become the best I can teach others of my journey. The true definition of greedy should be not sharing ones fortunes material and learned
2007-06-02 16:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffery M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are the same. "Ambition" is a preferable term in our society.
Both are an expression of desire. Both are likely to leave the individual to lack any caring for their fellow citizens.
The Enron executives were ambitious. They also cost people billions in their retirement pensions through their duplicity.
Even the desire/ambition to help others can be extreme and result in harm to others.
2007-05-27 01:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a feeling they are the two approximately being egocentric, yet think of no count in case you will prefer to be married to somebody wasn't formidable so as which you may desire to no longer have alot of issues you needed in existence. There are quite a few approaches of observing issues. Greed is greater like an all ingesting lust for money although.
2016-12-18 05:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by cheng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between ambition and greed. Is that ambition is that you have a dream to pursue and you willing to do anything to get what you want. And greed is when you have something and you refuse to give it up.
2007-05-31 07:52:56 · answer #8 · answered by temitopeowosela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ambition is the drive to be achieve and thereby be rewarded by wealth and recognition. Greed is purely the desire for gain, irrespective of one's contributions.
(Say, I wrote that before I noticed you answered your own question. Well, you wouldn't have asked if you didn't want other viewpoints.)
2007-06-02 19:29:19 · answer #9 · answered by John (Thurb) McVey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ambition is just like a dream you wanted to percieve!
But Greed is the likeness of more than what you needed to achieve!
Here's the thing:
If you dream of riches that's good....at least you had a dream...
but you go beyond the limit....that's avarice..(the greed for wealth!)
2007-05-26 22:24:37 · answer #10 · answered by erika_jane491 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ambition: NOUN: If your really hungry you will look for food till you found some or died
Greed: NOUN: if you where really hungry and you found more then enough food you would take it all and not give to other hungry people.
2007-05-31 09:21:56 · answer #11 · answered by Sam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋