The phrase "authentic human being" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is genuine, true to themselves, and embodies the qualities of a real person, often in contrast to artificial or superficial traits.
Example: "In a world filled with social media personas, it's refreshing to meet someone who is an authentic human being."
Alternatives: "genuine person" or "real individual".
Crabb's claim to unlocking the authentic human being behind the politician is highly contestable.
"Do we perhaps need so much energy and effort for ordinary and common things," Novalis wrote in his Miscellaneous Observations, "because for an authentic human being nothing is more out of the ordinary – nothing more uncommon than wretched ordinariness".
And yet, with the (truly brilliant) editing of the film via Snapchat's 10-second limit, she's able to paint Taylor as a liar and a manufactured pop icon product instead of an authentic human being.
She's always leaning a little bit into who she is as a person, because she's such an authentic human being that she can't escape that.
Therefore, if we want to understand what it means to be an authentic human being, then it is essential that we constantly project our lives onto the horizon of our death.
Therefore, if we want to understand what it means to be an authentic human being, then it is essential that we constantly project our lives onto the horizon of our death, what Heidegger calls "being-towards-death".
Understanding is the possession of an ability (etwas können) and the authentic human is characterised by the ability or potentiality to be (Seinkönnen).
"For one, it is private, and this gives men a space to be authentic human beings who can reach out and connect with other men honestly and openly.
In this landmark work, noted comparative philosopher Roger T. Ames interprets how the classics of the Confucian canon portray the authentic, ethical human being.
Even if the climactic repeated howls of "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" put you in mind of a teenager loudly refusing to tidy his bedroom – as opposed to a masked anarchist hurling petrol bombs at the riot squad – there is at least an authentic human sentiment being expressed.
Where human interactions are so heavily mediated, a quest for authentic human connection is not only futile, it's boring.
