great man theory

English

A theory of history that sees it as driven by the actions of powerful individuals or those with natural-born greatness.
- 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.