“das Man” is a concept describing the phenomenon of social momentum which, like the current of a strong river, tends to pick us up in its rapids, carrying each of us in whichever direction it seems to flow. Resisting “das Man”, to instead follow our own virtues, is to live authentically.
Connections
Authenticity Cannot Be Commoditized
True Self-Awareness Requires Suffering
Reference
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