He specifically connects it to what he dubs “the culture of ‘authenticity,’” which he describes as follows: [The culture of authenticity is one where] each one of us has his/her own way of realizing our humanity, and that it is important to find and live out one’s own, as against surrendering to conformity with a model imposed on us from outside, by society, or the previous generation, or religious or political authority.2 In short, the modern self is one where authenticity is achieved by acting outwardly in accordance with one’s inward feelings.
