El pasado : Entre la nostalgia y la cancelación

In a world characterized by constant acceleration and the cult of the present, this book examines our problematic relationship with the past, caught between two equally distorting extremes: "cancel culture," which relentlessly judges history through the lens of current values, and nostalgia, which idealizes an immaculate yesterday. Mauro Bonazzi, author of "Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times" and "Ephemeral Creatures," proposes a third way: rediscovering the past as a dynamic resource in constant negotiation with the present. Questioning both the idea of ​​a sacred and monolithic Western tradition and its complete demonization, the author suggests that our historical roots, far from being a prison, can become a force for creative resistance. In times when the "immediate" seems to have no (and no desire for) connection with yesterday or tomorrow, this essay argues that critically reconciling ourselves with our history is not about succumbing to nostalgia, but about preparing ourselves to imagine and build a different future.