The Playboy Philosophy
February, 1963
The Upbeat Generation has arrived and its conflict with the old ways, the old ideas, the old traditions and taboos is evident all around us. After 20 years of Depression-bred and War-nurtured conformity, and compulsive concern with security and the common man, the Uncommon Man has at last come back into his own, along with a renewed respect for the uncommon mind, the uncommon act and the uncommon accomplishment.A great many Americans now recognize that the de-emphasis of both initiative and educ...
