present-day people; people of this world
A somewhat literary or formal term for people living in the present age, as opposed to people of the past or future. Often used in philosophical or historical contexts.
今人の感覚では理解しがたい風習だ。
It's a custom that is hard to understand from the perspective of present-day people.
古典文学は
Classical literature offers many insights even for people of this world.
Compound of 今 (kon, 'now, present') and 人 (jin, 'person, people'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for forming nouns.