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Mohan Guruswamy | Hubris, narcissim and moment of 'hamartia'


Mohan Guruswamy | Hubris, narcissim and moment of ‘hamartia’
Published : May 25, 2021, 9:24 pm IST
Updated : May 25, 2021, 9:24 pm IST
The sin of hubris has been a continuing theme that has captured the imagination of historians, philosophers and theologians alike
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on January 28 this year, had declared India as one of the countries that had successfully controlled the coronavirus. (Photo: AP)
The Greeks had words for every personality frailty. In the present case three of these words are of relevance to us: (1) Hubris; (2) Hamartia; and (3) Narcissim. Hubris is described in the dictionary to simply mean “excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance”. Hamartia is usually an artifice in Greek drama as the inner quality that initiates a “movement of spirit” within the protagonist to commit actions which drive the plot towards its tragic end. Narcissism is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admira ....

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