About this episode
This episode explores the concept of hubris and its impact on individuals and systems through various lenses including myth and personal experience.
In this episode, the Sick Man talks about the ancient Greek concept of hubris; an excess of pride that distorts judgment and pushes individuals and systems beyond their limits; how certainty can override caution, and how ambition, when left unchecked, begins to reshape reality in ways that can’t be ignored. Using myth, literature, history, and personal experience, this episode looks at hubris as both a personal and collective force, something that appears whenever people or institutions begin...
People in this episode
Host: Sick Man
Topics covered
- hubris
- pride
- judgment
- ambition
- myth
- literature
- history
Keywords
- hubris
- pride
- judgment
- ambition
- myth
- literature
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Episode 73, hubris, myth, literature, history
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