The pardoner's tale : a flawed indictment of cupidity.

"Radix malorum est Cupiditas". My FYP centres on the Pardoner's main theme, which he claims to always preach about. So this essay investigates greed, in the context that the Pardoner is sincere (which is a commonly accepted notion now). So, this FYP asks why he preaches against cupidi...

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Main Author: Toh, Jia Ni.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55041
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:"Radix malorum est Cupiditas". My FYP centres on the Pardoner's main theme, which he claims to always preach about. So this essay investigates greed, in the context that the Pardoner is sincere (which is a commonly accepted notion now). So, this FYP asks why he preaches against cupidity as the root of all sin. What are the implications of this statement and is he correct?