Occidente. Radici, — Essenza, Futuro

Grecchi identifies the current essence of the West as the unrestrained search for profit. This "chrematistic" drive acts as a form of hybris (arrogance/excess) that subordinates human life and culture to market logic.

The central thesis of the book is that the modern West has undergone a "perversion" of its original essence. Occidente. Radici, essenza, futuro

Unlike many modern thinkers, Grecchi does not see liberalism as the pinnacle of Western thought but as the mechanism that facilitated this anti-humanistic shift by prioritizing individual accumulation over collective human flourishing. 3. The Future (Futuro): A Warning of Decline Grecchi identifies the current essence of the West

Grecchi offers a pessimistic outlook for the Western trajectory: Unlike many modern thinkers, Grecchi does not see

In the final appendix, Grecchi engages in a dialogue with , further dissecting how the socio-economic context of late capitalism has hollowed out the cultural traditions that once defined Western identity. The work is often cited alongside Grecchi’s other studies on Homer and Aristotle, serving as a contemporary application of his "humanistic-classical" philosophical system. If you would like, I can:

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