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Hubris
An annotated collection of 2 books & papers on hubris, spanning 1929 to 2009. Featuring works by Patrick Hamilton, David Owen & Jonathan Davidson — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.
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Patrick Hamilton, 1929
Hamilton's 1929 play constructs an entire dramatic tension from a single room, a single evening, and two men who believe their intellectual superiority exempts them from moral accountability — a disposition disturbingly…
Hubris Syndrome: An Acquired Personality Disorder? A Study of US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers over the Last 100 Years
David Owen & Jonathan Davidson, 2009 · Brain, Vol. 132, No. 5
Owen and Davidson's article proposes hubris syndrome as an acquired personality disorder — specific patterns of behaviour that emerge in people who have held substantial power for substantial time, with a consistent set…