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  Hubris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An early example of "hubris" in Greek literature are the suitors of Penelope in Homer's Odyssey.
Hubris is often said to be the "hamartia" ("error") of characters in Greek tragedy, and the cause of the "nemesis" (nemesis), or destruction, which befalls these characters.
In its modern usage, hubris denotes overconfident pride and arrogance; it is often associated with a lack of knowledge, interest in, and exploration of history, combined with a lack of humility.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hubris   (554 words)

  
 Imperial Hubris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror (Brassey's, 2004; ISBN 1-57488-849-8) is a book originally published anonymously, but authored by Michael Scheuer, a 22-year CIA veteran who ran the Counterterrorist Center's bin Laden station from 1996 to 1999.
Bin Laden's historical uniqueness comes from focusing Islamic resistance on the international level, on the U.S. The centrality of Afghanistan is due to a need for a new Muslim state as a world center from which to launch a new caliphate (140-44).
Endemic leaking by officials is treason due to hubris (192-99).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imperial_Hubris   (2093 words)

  
 Laziness Impatience Hubris
Hubris in Greek mythology actually means "to intentionally diminish another's honor." The hubris used then was more inclined towards an insult.
The tragic flaw is usually "hubris", an excessive pride that causes the tragic hero to place his own importance above that of the gods, and/or before that of the family/household ("oikos" in greek).
Hubris is the result of a great programmer's skills leading to tremendous success, widespread acclaim, such that they believe that they cannot be wrong; not even the gods could challenge their code.
c2.com /cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris   (2275 words)

  
 Hubris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On account of hubris, God caused the king to be insane so that he lived as an animal and ate grass in the field for seven years until he returned the glory to Him.
This hubris (pride) when the state becomes god is a type of Rome and the beast.
Hubris, `How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
www.biblebelievers.org.au /bb950219.htm   (7905 words)

  
 Hubris, the sin of pride.
A more modern term for hubris is narcissism, from the Greek myth about Narcissus, who stared at his reflection in a pool until he wasted away and died.
All are afflicted with hubris; all suffer the downfall of nemesis.
When nemesis follows a politicians' hubris, and they get caught doing what they're not supposed to do, all say they are going to quit what they were doing.
www.liferesearchuniversal.com /hubris.html   (1526 words)

  
 Hubris Industries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hubris Band is a rock band from Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Hubris Band plans on touring as many counties, countries and continents as they can, meeting people and music lovers with the same taste in music as they have.
Hubris Band is not affiliated with Hubris Industries, Inc. in any way, shape or form.
www.hubrisindustries.com /music   (144 words)

  
 .:: crawling up your walls ::. the official hubris web site
Hubris plan on touring as many counties, countries and continents as we can, meeting people and music lovers with the same taste in music as we do.
Today Hubris have put together a short set list and are beginning to explore their own writing and recording talents.
Hubris' own brand of art and music is now slowly beginning to take shape and Hubris hope to develop both their music and art into a very distinct Hubris image.
www.irishwebsolutions.com /hubrisband/about.html   (247 words)

  
 Dictionary.com/Word of the Day Archive/hubris
During his long tenure in the financial world, Friedman has watched dozens of his competitors' businesses killed by hubris born of success rather than by unsound business decisions or adverse market conditions.
This is the actor's hubris, to imagine the world possessed of a single, avid eye fixed solely and always on him.
With dizzying hubris, Shelley elevated the vocation of the poet above that of priest and statesman.
dictionary.reference.com /wordoftheday/archive/2001/10/07.html   (100 words)

  
 NPR : Book Excerpt: 'Imperial Hubris'
If the world is a state of nature on a grand scale, than surely a foreign policy governed by a 'vainglorious' missionizing spirit rather than a calculation of national (and civilizational) interest promises dangerous war and strife.
Those who failed to bring peace to Afghanistan after 1992 are now repeating their failure by scripting government affairs and constitution-making in Kabul to portray the birth of Western-style democracy, religious tolerance, and women's rights -- all anathema to Afghan political and tribal culture and none of which has more than a small, unarmed constituency.
Due to our hubris, what we today identify and promote as a nascent Afghan democracy is a self-made illusion on life-support; it is a Western-imposed regime that will be swept away if America and its allies stop propping it up with their bayonets.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1977111   (1310 words)

  
 SFGate: Culture Blog! : 'Hubris' Chosen As Word of the Year
"Hubris" is the word of the year -- just as it could have been 24 centuries ago.
Hubris was a central theme of Sophocles' play about the fall of King Oedipus, which was honored at Athens' annual drama festival about 427 B.C. This year, numerous commentators cited hubris as the cause of what they considered human overreaching, from the below-sea-level development of New Orleans to the U.S. war in Iraq.
Hubris is a lame word of the year.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=2356   (644 words)

  
 At Home Plate - The Seventh Inning Stretch » Blog Archive » Hubris
“Hubris” was named “word of the year” by SFGate, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle, in a reader poll.
If 2004 was the year of bravado — when the country was high on hubris — then 2005 was a year for comeuppance.
Obviously, the column was written before outcome of tonight’s Rose Bowl, but her stuff all year has been laden heavy with hubris.
athomeplate.com /athletics/?p=137   (963 words)

  
 Hubris
Those who succumb to hubris convince themselves there's really no risk in their fatal attraction to the spinning prop.
Washington, of course, is littered with the lessons of hubris.
And the biochemistry of hubris may end up proving that the Greek myths were right.
members.fortunecity.com /jonhays/hubris.htm   (1178 words)

  
 The Hubris of the Neocons
Their hubris came in projecting American assumptions (or wishes) upon the realities of Iraq.
But if hubris helped pave the way to as-of-yet-untaken Basra, such countermeasures as humility and understanding ought to be introduced into the US arsenal as postwar plans are drafted.
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War.
www.thenation.com /blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=532   (1656 words)

  
 Imperial Hubris- by Justin Raimondo
The author of Imperial Hubris bitterly and repeatedly drives this point home, throughout his wide-ranging and brilliant book: a book that, I would argue, is the single most important and perceptive volume on the subject of the "war on terrorism" yet published.
In 263 pages of text, Scheuer, a currently serving CIA analyst writing as "Anonymous," takes apart the shibboleths promulgated by this administration as it fights a war in which the enemy is misperceived, underestimated, and – ultimately – enhanced by our actions.
It is also filled with instances in which the present administration basically blew it, especially in Afghanistan, which explains the interest of Kerry and his minions, who seem to have made some use of it in last week's debate.
antiwar.com /justin/?articleid=3705   (2197 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War: Books: Michael Isikoff,David ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hubris takes us behind the scenes at the Bush White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress to answer all the vital questions about how the Bush administration came to invade Iraq.
Their reporting roles are well known from the infamous Valerie Plame controversy, in which she was revealed to be working for the CIA.
Hubris, a well told, well balanced account of the tales told in W's White House.
www.amazon.com /Hubris-Inside-Story-Scandal-Selling/dp/0307346811   (1496 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Grounded by hubris, greed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In Greek mythology, this blown-up pride leading to a fatal power grab was called "hubris." Any mythical big shot afflicted with hubris was sure to be whacked by Nemesis, goddess of vengeance.
But long before DeLay, hubris has been a bird-flu-like epidemic toppling congressional powerhouses sucked into ethics scandals.
But if Tom DeLay is the poster child for hubris, there are dozens of minor-league DeLays in the wings.
www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/editorials/2005-10-18-delay-edit_x.htm   (698 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror: Books: Michael Scheuer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Imperial Hubris is not a book that will cheer Americans, regardless of their perspectives on the post-9/11 environment.
In America's confrontation with Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda, their allies, and the Islamic world, there lies a startlingly clear example of how loving something intensely can stimulate an equally intense and purposeful hatred of things by which it is threatened.
Anonymous' thesis in Imperial Hubris: "the threat Osama bin Laden poses lies in the coherence and consistency of his ideas, their precise articulation, and the acts of war he takes to implement them." In other words, bin Laden has been persistent in explaining the reasons why he fights us.
www.amazon.com /Imperial-Hubris-West-Losing-Terror/dp/1574888498   (3132 words)

  
 Woodworking blog Woodworking Magazine - Hubris
The breadboard ends on the top fit perfectly when dry-fit, but after they were pegged, they each moved off the shoulder line enough that I disassembled the whole end and started over.
And then there were the ones where I was overcome by hubris – the worst shop mistakes possible.
I got a little cocky when I drawbored the center of one breadboard in an effort to get a seamless joint line.
www.woodworking-magazine.com /blog/Hubris.aspx   (572 words)

  
 Hubris - Missouri Academy Wiki
Hubris: Excessive pride, the sort of thing Zeus zaps you for.
Also the quality that makes you write (and maintain) programs that other people won't want to say bad things about.
The extreme confidence accompaning hubris often allows its possesor to start very large and, seemingly, hopeless projects with no ill thoughts.
moacad.com /index.php?title=Hubris   (78 words)

  
 Hubris Communications in the News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The new service was installed in partnership with Visual Solutions and Design Concepts as part of their "CityLink" digital advertising project.
Hubris Communications customers can use their exiting logon information to access the service.
The new service is the first of several hotspots Hubris Communications is installing in the Wichita metropolitan area, according to Chris Owen, President of Hubris Communications.
www.hubris.net /about/news/08082005.html   (204 words)

  
 hubris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Modern definitions of the word "hubris" are decidedly unsympathetic.
The term arose from classical Greek thought as a fatal flaw to which the gifted are most susceptible.
Eugene Robkin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at University of Wisconsin, took up keyboard in 2004 to reveal my hubris (the modern sense), writing...
www.niquette.com /books/101words/hubris.htm   (188 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk Books: Hubris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War by Michael Isikoff and David Corn (Hardcover - 8 Sep 2006)
Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror by Michael Scheuer (Paperback - 1 Jul 2005)
Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror by Anonymous (Hardcover - 20 Aug 2004)
www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Hubris&tag=booksandvideo&index=books-uk&link_code=qs&page=1   (306 words)

  
 Safe Haven | Hubris
Yes, one of many elements playing a role here is our old friend, hubris.
One that will not stop until it has toppled all of the previous boom's excesses, discredited its prophets, and caused a major recalibration of the collective national psyche.
In short, the wonders of asset inflation have kept collective hubris alive and well.
www.safehaven.com /article-2661.htm   (712 words)

  
 Academic Paper on The Greek idea of hubris.
MYTHOLOGY HUBRIS ESSAY The Greek idea of hubris is comparing oneself to the gods.
The hubris of Niobe was an enormous danger.
First Bellerophon became a cripple outcast, next Arachne was turned into a spider, and finally Niobe was turned into a stone.One lesson all three learned was not to have exissive pride and to learn what their place is.
www.researchaid.com /paper/The_Greek_idea_of_hubris-142479.html   (175 words)

  
 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Hubris
And once you reduce your options to carrots alone, it’s necessary to demonise anyone who differs as believing in sticks alone.
The post I read is called “Hubris.” Not “Bomb the hell out of everyone who is suspected of having nuclear weapons” or “An Endorsement of Unilateral Aggression.”
Surely Cicero must have changed the content of his post, because I don’t see anything in this one endorsing anything even remotely resembling the content that the first two comments suggest is there.
donklephant.com /2005/10/10/hubris   (786 words)

  
 Cold Case: Hubris - TV.com
The episode title, Hubris, means "exaggerated pride or self-confidence", which is exactly what Roy Minard has.
The painting depicts a woman floating in water, her arms spread, and flower petals floating around her.
Tell the world what you think of Hubris, write a review for this episode.
www.tv.com /cold-case/hubris/episode/279577/summary.html   (372 words)

  
 HUBRIS
At moment of going to press, this diary is still alive and thriving in its beleaguered element.
The Hubris guide to endearing sites out there on the World Wide Web.
We are growing slowly into a vision of splendor we can only dimly conceive of at this time.
www.angelfire.com /oh5/hubris   (665 words)

  
 Political Hubris and Greed
We, the voters, are to blame when we continually reelect politicians who personify hubris and greed--the Tom Delays of this world.
Power in the hands of those motivated by hubris and greed always leads to corruption.
Politicians would be better public servants if they would allow a touch of humility to temper the temptation to arrogantly abuse their voter-given power.
journals.aol.com /bounce123/EnoughIsAFeast/entries/2005/11/08/political-hubris-and-greed/1313   (139 words)

  
 Hubris Communications - Internet That Works
Hubris Communications has expanded our DSL coverage area.
You can fill out the form on the right to begin the prequalification process.
Copyright © 2006 Hubris Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
www.hubris.com   (193 words)

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