β Scribed by Potter, Andrew
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Weaving together threads of pop culture, history, and philosophy, The Authenticity Hoax reveals how our misguided pursuit of the authentic exacerbates the artificiality of contemporary life that we decry. Potter traces the origins of the authenticity ideal from its roots in the eighteenth century through its adoption by the 1960s counterculture to its centrality in twenty-first-century moral life. He shows how this ideal is manifested through our culture, from the political fates of Sarah Palin and John Edwards to Damien Hirst and his role in contemporary art, from the phenomenon of retirement as a second adolescence to the indignation over James Frey's memoir. From this defiant, brilliant critique, Potter offers a way forward to a meaningful individualism that makes peace with the modern world
Indhold: Introduction: The jargon of authenticity
The malaise of modernity
A false return
The creative self
Conspicuous authenticity
Perils of transparency
Vote for me, I'm authentic
Culture is for tourists
The end of history
Conclusion: Progress, the very idea
Social evolution;Mass society;Authenticity (Philosophy);Identity (Psychology);identitet;individualisme;værdier;massekultur;kulturfilosofi;samfundsudvikling;autenticitet
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Malaise of modernity -- A false return -- The creative self -- Conspicuous authenticity -- Perils of transparency -- Vote for me, I'm authentic -- Culture is for tourists -- The end of history.
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