Double album of Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser.
Definition
hubris : very great pride and belief in your own importance: (He was punished for his hubris).
hu·bris : Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: (“There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris” ) (McGeorge Bundy).
Hubris comes from Greek hybris, "excessive pride, wanton violence."
Hubris in modern times
While hubris in minor matters is not uncommon, it is considered particularly dangerous when present in those who control great power.
Modern negative consequences of actions stemming from hubris appear to be associated with a lack of knowledge, interest in, and exploration of history, combined with overconfidence and a lack of humility.
Hubris as a pejorative term is often applied in the political realm. As hubris is associated with power, it is usually used by persons associated with political parties that are out of power against those who are in power.
Hubris in ancient times
Hubris is a common theme in Greek tragedies and mythology, whose stories often featured protagonists suffering from hubris and subsequently being punished by the gods for it. In Greek law, it most often refers to violent outrage wreaked by the powerful upon the weak.
In poetry and mythology, the term was used of those individuals esteeming themselves as equal to or greater than the gods. Hubris was often the "tragic flaw", or Hamartia, of characters in Greek drama. There was also a goddess called Hubris (or Hybris), the embodiment of the above concept, insolence, lack of restraint and instinct. She spent most of her time among mortals.
