Originally published: 2012
Author: William Ophuls
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Immoderate Greatness explains how a civilization's very magnitude conspires against it to cause downfall. Civilizations are hard-wired for self-destruction.
WHY CIVILIZATIONS FAIL ... Sound, sophisticated cultural analysis sure to spark a debate. ... Civilization, for all its wonders and advantages, is destined to ...
Immoderate Greatness explains how a civilization's very magnitude conspires against it to cause downfall. Civilizations are hard-wired for self-destruction.
Immoderate Greatness = hubris. Civilizations rise and fall because human nature — hubris — fails to let them see the flaws in their own system. “There ...
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