Well, I just don't. I wish you'd give me a little more to go on as to why you think the two are equivalent. Do you believe that any undertaking to increase national prestige is necessarily an example of hubris? Do you believe that any undertaking by a nation founded on hubris must necessarily be an attempt to increase national prestige?
Perhaps what I'm misunderstanding is who the "we" is in the question posed. Sure, if the "we" is "The Government of the United States of America," then perhaps hubris and "national prestige" are necessarily entangled, although even then I don't think that's the case. Is it that space exploration is so inherently prestigious that any exploration motivated by pride must also be motivated by national prestige?
I don't know; I'm obviously outnumbered on this one, and I apologize for casting aspersions on the quality of the poll, but I respectfully disagree that "national prestige" and "hubris" are synonymous, here.
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Date: 2010-05-18 06:14 pm (UTC)Perhaps what I'm misunderstanding is who the "we" is in the question posed. Sure, if the "we" is "The Government of the United States of America," then perhaps hubris and "national prestige" are necessarily entangled, although even then I don't think that's the case. Is it that space exploration is so inherently prestigious that any exploration motivated by pride must also be motivated by national prestige?
I don't know; I'm obviously outnumbered on this one, and I apologize for casting aspersions on the quality of the poll, but I respectfully disagree that "national prestige" and "hubris" are synonymous, here.