I present here some thoughts on the problem of the term “man” in the discourse of “first names”
immanent to Laruelle’s non-philosophy. I wish to thank Rocco Gangle. It was through
conversation with him that I could see better what “first names” might mean. I also wish to
thank Katerina Kolozova for her book, Cut of the Real, which has been, shall we say, decisive for
me.