THE HUMAN BEING IS A VICTIM OF A SYSTEM THAT MAKES HIM CORRUPT, OR IS HE CORRUPT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FREEDOM?

Abstract

Is the human being a victim of a system that makes him corrupt, or is he corrupt as a consequence of his desires and freedom? Since Machiavelli proposed the first political theory , he already warned about the danger of corruption, as it is a factor capable of destabilizing a government. Nowadays, we perceive corruption present both structurally and individually. In a bibliographic research, it is possible to see that many who consider themselves intellectuals understand that the human being is not inherently corrupt but acts illegally because he is conditioned by the socialstructures in which he lives. For many of these pseudo- intellectuals, the individual, even when committing a corrupt act, is a victimof the structure. However, this discourse—the human being as a victim—does not hold up when faced with an understanding of the subject from existential philosophy. It is possible to see that many sociologists, historians, politicians, and many religious people are entirely ignorant of a more honest and profound existentialist reflection on the human being. As a result of these current "thinkers," we see many discourses based on politicalcorrectness, yet far from a more humane and less corrupt society.