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great man theory
- A theory of history that sees it as driven by the actions of powerful individuals.
2024 August 31, John Naughton, “Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves?”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:The number of biographies in the list does not surprise Greer because he detects an implicit “great man” theory of history in the canon.
