Words build the world. But what happens when they lose their meaning? In a time dominated by speed, polarization, and the illusion of increasingly fragile truths, Venanzio Postiglione invites the audience of Cortina d'Ampezzo to rediscover ten words that have shaped our civilization and today risk becoming empty shells: democracy, freedom, truth, peace, fraternity, happiness, measure, equality, planet, and talent.
Through a journey that intertwines etymology, philosophy, history, journalism, and current affairs, the deputy director of Corriere della Sera and director of Sette reconstructs the path of these foundational values, showing how they have been transformed, impoverished, or betrayed by the language and politics of the present.
This is not an exercise in nostalgia, but an invitation to find the roots to understand the future.
With the gaze of a great journalist and the depth of an essayist, Postiglione offers a reflection that concerns us all: because when words change meaning, society changes as well.
An encounter of extraordinary relevance that transforms culture into a space for dialogue, awareness, and hope, offering new keys to interpret our time and imagine what is to come.
