a proof of the existence of an independent world. If this is the case, however, this negative realism turns into a positive realism: in resisting us reality does not merely set a limit we cannot trespass, but it also offers opportunities and resources. This explains how, in the natural world, different life-forms can interact in the same environment without sharing any conceptual scheme and how, in the social world, human intentions and behaviors are made possible by a reality that is first given, and that only at a later time may be interpreted and, if necessary, transformed. Now that the season of postmodernism has died out, New Realism expresses the widespread need for renewal in extra-disciplinary areas such as architecture, literature, pedagogy and medicine. Documentality, Doc-Humanity, Webfare In recent years, Ferraris has turned his attention to the transformations due to what he calls the “documedia revolution”, i.e., the social, anthropological, and technological transformation that has revealed the centrality of documents, especially thanks to the spread of the web. In the digital age, indeed, unlike in the analogue one, information is first transcribed and then transmitted and, also for this reason, leaves many traces. Their great diffusion is also due to the change in the relationship between those who produce and those who use the media content: whereas in classical media (such as radio or television) we have a one-to-many relationship, in the web the relationship is many-to-many. These reflections led Ferraris to further elaborate his theory of documentality, which resulted in Doc-humanity (2022). Here, Ferraris elaborates on the idea of the web as the greatest recording apparatus there is and dwells on the implications this recognition has and should have, such as the transformation of human beings and their work. The former goes from being characterised as homo sapiens to being defined as homo valens, i.e., who produces value. The production of this value, through so-called big data, should be recognised as a form of work and lead to a redistribution of profits, thanks to a welfare system that, because it is web-based, Ferraris calls Webfare. This would allow us to improve our socio-economic conditions and pay attention to key areas of human development such as education. Prizes 2021 “Erca d’argento” Prize, Nizza Monferrato 2018 “Altiero Spinelli” Prize for Outreach UE Commission 2018 "Elio Matassi" philosophical award 2017 "Humboldt Forschung" award, University of München 2012 "Capalbio" philosophical award 2008 "Viaggio