Κακός
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| + | "That [[Marquis de Sade|Sade]] took his work seriously is shown by the tone of the "[[Yet Another Effort, Frenchmen, If You Would Become Republicans|Yet Another Effort]]"; it reads like the condensation of all he always wanted to say, and now, briefly freed by the Revolution which was to lock him up again, finally had a chance of saying." --"[[Kakotopia: The Politics of Sade]]" (1973) by Thomas Molnar | ||
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| - | [[Cacotopia]] (κακό, caco bad) was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 19th century works | + | '''Kakos''' is Greek for: |
| + | # As a measure of quality: [[bad]], [[worthless]], [[useless]] | ||
| + | # As a measure of appearance: [[ugly]], [[hideous]] | ||
| + | # Of circumstances: [[injurious]], [[wretched]], [[unhappy]] | ||
| + | # As a measure of character: [[low]], [[mean]], [[vile]], [[evil]] | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | The origin is unknown, possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European root ''*kakka-'' (“to defecate”). Compare κακκάω (kakkaō). | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Cacography]] | ||
| + | *[[Cacopedia]] | ||
| + | *[[Cacophony]] | ||
| + | *[[Cacotopia]] | ||
| + | *[[Kakistocracy]] | ||
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"That Sade took his work seriously is shown by the tone of the "Yet Another Effort"; it reads like the condensation of all he always wanted to say, and now, briefly freed by the Revolution which was to lock him up again, finally had a chance of saying." --"Kakotopia: The Politics of Sade" (1973) by Thomas Molnar |
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Kakos is Greek for:
- As a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless
- As a measure of appearance: ugly, hideous
- Of circumstances: injurious, wretched, unhappy
- As a measure of character: low, mean, vile, evil
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Etymology
The origin is unknown, possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European root *kakka- (“to defecate”). Compare κακκάω (kakkaō).
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See also
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