Italian Thought - Four Philosophical Paradigms

Italian philosophy is flourishing, as the international recognition of what is known as "Italian thought" attests. But what is it that makes Italian philosophy so revered and studied abroad? Is there a common thread that unites the key figures of Italian philosophy, despite their thematic differences, making it possible to identify a continuous line from Dante to Vico, from Machiavelli to Gramsci, without necessarily implying a unified national tradition? And what does it mean to rethink this tradition? The aim of this essay is to examine the reasons for the growing success of Italian philosophy worldwide, highlighting the characteristics that, according to some of its most important interpreters, such as Spaventa, Gentile, Garin and Esposito, make it unique and original.

About the author

Corrado Claverini is a postdoctoral researcher in Philosophy at the University of Salento. He obtained his PhD in Philosophy at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. His publications include Towards an Entangled History of World Philosophies, in “Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica” (2024).

Product details

• Authors: Corrado Claverini
• Publisher: Schwabe Verlag Basel
• Original title: La tradizione filosofica italiana. Quattro paradigm interpetativi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9783796548024
• ISBN: 978-3-7965-4802-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 20 mm x 250 mm
• Weight: 412 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Idealismus, Westliche Philosophie: nach 1800, Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen, Eugenio Garin, History of Italian Philosophy, National Philosophies, Philosophy in Italy, Roberto Esposito, Italian Thought, Italian Theory, Italian Philosophical Tradition, Giovanni Gentile, Bertrando Spaventa