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The Pezzotto Man: Anatomy of Lost Authenticity
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Series: Inhumanitas, Book 105
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ISBN13: 9798189068003
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 26 2026
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 26 2026
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What does it mean to be authentic in an age of imitation?
Every era produces its own illusions. Our time has given us unprecedented technological innovation, unlimited access to information, and the ability to connect with people across the globe in an instant. Yet beneath these remarkable achievements lies a quieter crisis: the gradual loss of authenticity.
In The Pezzotto Man: Anatomy of Lost Authenticity, artist and essayist Corrado De Benedictis introduces a powerful new cultural metaphor inspired by the Neapolitan word pezzotto, traditionally used to describe something counterfeit. Here, the term becomes a symbol of a modern condition in which appearance often replaces identity and public approval overshadows personal conscience.
Blending philosophy, cultural criticism, sociology, and contemporary reflection, this book explores some of the defining questions of the twenty-first century.
Inside, you will discover reflections on:
- The culture of appearance and social media
- Identity in the digital age
- Consumerism and the illusion of success
- Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity
- Politics as spectacle
- The decline of critical thinking
- The crisis of human relationships
- Work, responsibility, and personal dignity
- Authenticity as an act of freedom
Rather than offering simplistic answers, this book encourages readers to question the assumptions of modern life and to rediscover the importance of independent thought, integrity, and conscience.
Written in an accessible yet thought-provoking style, The Pezzotto Man speaks to anyone interested in philosophy, ethics, culture, psychology, society, and the future of human civilization.
This is not a manifesto against technology or progress. It is a call to ensure that innovation never replaces humanity, and that the greatest achievement of civilization remains the development of authentic human beings.
Because the opposite of the Pezzotto Man is not the perfect person.
It is the free human being.
Blending philosophy, cultural criticism, sociology, and contemporary reflection, this book explores some of the defining questions of the twenty-first century.
Inside, you will discover reflections on:
- The culture of appearance and social media
- Identity in the digital age
- Consumerism and the illusion of success
- Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity
- Politics as spectacle
- The decline of critical thinking
- The crisis of human relationships
- Work, responsibility, and personal dignity
- Authenticity as an act of freedom
Rather than offering simplistic answers, this book encourages readers to question the assumptions of modern life and to rediscover the importance of independent thought, integrity, and conscience.
Written in an accessible yet thought-provoking style, The Pezzotto Man speaks to anyone interested in philosophy, ethics, culture, psychology, society, and the future of human civilization.
This is not a manifesto against technology or progress. It is a call to ensure that innovation never replaces humanity, and that the greatest achievement of civilization remains the development of authentic human beings.
Because the opposite of the Pezzotto Man is not the perfect person.
It is the free human being.
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