Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

The Crowd is Untruth: The Existential Critique of Mass Society in the Thought of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Ortega y Gasset

Rate this book
This book argues that the mass is the most characteristic socio-historical feature of our century. Kierkegaard was the first to anticipate and delineate this phenomenon philosophically. Heidegger appropriated much from Kierkegaard, but recast the mass into the fundamental ontology of

191 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1996

46 people want to read

About the author

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
4 (57%)
4 stars
2 (28%)
3 stars
1 (14%)
2 stars
0 (0%)
1 star
0 (0%)
Displaying 1 of 1 review
Profile Image for Tim Verleg.
51 reviews4 followers
July 14, 2024
Op zich is het zeker een interessant boek. Vooral het stuk over Ortega y Gasset is pakkend en voor mij een nieuwe ontdekking. Helaas is er veel herhaling in het boek, ook binnen dezelfde stukken, wat de kwaliteit doet dalen. Ik zou het 3,5 geven
Displaying 1 of 1 review

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.