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title: "The Great Man Theory"
excerpt: "Al Gore invented the internets."
author: madphilosopher
tags: [fallacies]
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The belief that history and progress are furthered by individual great men Such as George Washington or Hitler.  This line of reasoning leads to individual inactivity and apathy to moral issues in their own lives, because it's the role of a greater man to further history and progress, not the role of the individual.

---
layout: post
title: "The Great Man Theory"
excerpt: "Al Gore invented the internets."
author: madphilosopher
tags: [fallacies]
comments: false
image:
  feature:
  credit: Jon Roelofs
---

The belief that history and progress are furthered by individual great men Such
as George Washington or Hitler.  This line of reasoning leads to individual
inactivity and apathy to moral issues in one's own life, because it's the role
of a greater man to further history and progress, not the role of the
individual.

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Fix typo Joey found in Great Man Theory
