Research Paper on:
Past Cultures and Societies' Sex Scandals

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back to ancient Greece. That the two work synergistically when paired - and not necessarily in a positive manner - speaks to the inherent connection between forbidden temptation and  humanitys innate desires. Associating sex and scandal with the political world is no less commonplace than correlating the cohesive existence of alcohol and drugs: each respective element is inexplicably  drawn to the other. To examine political sex scandals as limiting the overall accurate historical perspective of a given culture and/or society is to understand how a handful of  political representatives do not necessarily reflect the higher moral integrity of their constituency. Contemporary attitudes concerning private ethics and political leadership have become far more lackadaisical than during the time  of moral philosophers such as Kant, Aristotle and Socrates. These ethicists harbored strong sentiments with regard to ethical behavior and how it affected society as a whole. In  discerning what truly represented a good society, they came to define it as "one in which the members willingly cooperate for the ultimate benefit of all."1 Is this still  the case with political leaders? One cannot truly answer that in the affirmative if one takes an honest look at what has occurred throughout political history.  Numerous American presidents have deceived their wives and, therefore, their country, as well. Were they any less worthy of holding political office than if they  had abided by their proposed faithfulness? According to Kant, those who compromise their private ethics do so in disrespect for his "understanding of universal duty."2 Similarly, Aristotle urged  Athenian statesmen to adhere to the fourteen axioms acts of Nicomachean Ethics, which included gentility, honesty, pride, truthfulness, courage and self-restraint. This, asserted the philosopher, would aid in curtailing