The Hubris Paradox Ambition, Achievement, and the Abyss

The same fire that fuels our greatest achievements also seeds our most catastrophic failures. This is the Hubris Paradox.

In this sweeping examination of ambition and its consequences, author John Pritchett argues that hubris is the essential ingredient behind every human leap-from splitting the atom to reaching the moon. But when unchecked by humility, it becomes the architect of disaster, leading to preventable tragedies like the Titanic, Chernobyl, and the Challenger explosion.

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