Thursday, July 04, 2024

Coercive Inauthenticity

“Insanity is a direct and appropriate response to the coercive inauthenticity of society ... it is an act, expressing the intention of the insane person to meet and overcome to coercive situation; and whether or not it succeed in this intention, it is at least an act of criticism which exposes the true nature of society.”

Lionel Trilling, Sincerity and Authenticity

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