In this episode we interrogate the concept of 'the masses.' Is this term inherently pejorative, or merely descriptive? Does establishing one's authenticity necessarily create the category of the non-authentic masses? Should we ever wish to identify as or with the masses?

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Text: David E. Cartwright, Schopenhauer: A Biography (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press)