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The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat

Andrew Potter

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Description:What does it mean to be authentic? The demand for authenticity--the honest or the real--is one of the most powerful movements in contempo-rary life, influencing our moral outlook, political views, and consumer behavior. Yet according to Andrew Potter, when examined closely, our fetish for "authentic" lifestyles or experiences is actually a form of exclusionary status seeking. The result, he argues, is modernity's malaise: a competitive, self-absorbed individualism that ultimately erodes genuine relationships and true community. Weaving together threads of pop culture, history, and philosophy, The Authenticity Hoax reveals how our misguided pursuit of the authentic merely exacerbates the artificiality of contemporary life that we decry. In his defiant, brilliant critique, Andrew Potter offers a way forward to a meaningful individualism that makes peace with the modern world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat. To get started finding The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: What does it mean to be authentic? The demand for authenticity--the honest or the real--is one of the most powerful movements in contempo-rary life, influencing our moral outlook, political views, and consumer behavior. Yet according to Andrew Potter, when examined closely, our fetish for "authentic" lifestyles or experiences is actually a form of exclusionary status seeking. The result, he argues, is modernity's malaise: a competitive, self-absorbed individualism that ultimately erodes genuine relationships and true community. Weaving together threads of pop culture, history, and philosophy, The Authenticity Hoax reveals how our misguided pursuit of the authentic merely exacerbates the artificiality of contemporary life that we decry. In his defiant, brilliant critique, Andrew Potter offers a way forward to a meaningful individualism that makes peace with the modern world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat. To get started finding The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Authenticity Hoax: Why the “Real” Things We Seek Don’t Make Us Happy – Sharp, Enlightening Criticism on Irony and Self-Defeat

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