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Can someone explain me this one : Arrogance "The condition of man is already close to satiety and arrogance, and there is danger of destruction of everything i
by daok 12y ago
Can someone explain me this one :
Arrogance
"The condition of man is already close to satiety and arrogance, and there is danger of destruction of everything in existence."
- ky3 12y agoIt's an observation of metastasized hubris [1]. Normally an individual with overweening pride got smote down by the gods with some, but limited, collateral damage. But what happens when the whole nation ("the condition of man") forgets Providence and deems herself hubristically self-sufficient ("satiety and arrogance")? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris
- mcguire 12y agoNote also the date.