El hombre mediocre

Synopsis of El hombre mediocre

First published in 1913, 'El hombre mediocre' is a seminal work by Argentine thinker José Ingenieros. The book explores human nature by contrasting the 'mediocre man'—who lacks imagination and blindly follows social norms—with the 'idealist,' who strives for intellectual and moral excellence. It remains a classic of Latin American sociological and philosophical thought.