The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy

Back in vogue today is the tendency of Italian philosophy toward reflection on itself that has always characterized an important part of our historiographical tradition. The present essay firstly analyzes the various interpretative positions in respect to the legitimacy, the risks, and the benefits...

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Main Author: Corrado Claverini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-08-01
Series:Phenomenology and Mind
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7284
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spelling doaj-6a98e57adf784e088088c4881114a73e2020-11-25T03:17:45ZengFirenze University PressPhenomenology and Mind2280-78532239-40282017-08-011210.13128/Phe_Mi-2112417486The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary ItalyCorrado Claverini0Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Back in vogue today is the tendency of Italian philosophy toward reflection on itself that has always characterized an important part of our historiographical tradition. The present essay firstly analyzes the various interpretative positions in respect to the legitimacy, the risks, and the benefits of such a discourse, which intends to distinguish the different traditions of thought by resorting to a criterion of territorial or national kind. Secondly, the essay examines diverse paradigms that identify – in “precursory genius”; in ethical and civil vocation; and in “living thought” – the distinctive hallmark of the Italian philosophical tradition from the Renaissance to today. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7284Italian philosophyRoberto Espositoliving thoughtEugenio Garin
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The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
Phenomenology and Mind
Italian philosophy
Roberto Esposito
living thought
Eugenio Garin
author_facet Corrado Claverini
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title The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
title_short The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
title_full The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
title_fullStr The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
title_full_unstemmed The Italian “Difference”. Philosophy between Old and New Tendencies in Contemporary Italy
title_sort italian “difference”. philosophy between old and new tendencies in contemporary italy
publisher Firenze University Press
series Phenomenology and Mind
issn 2280-7853
2239-4028
publishDate 2017-08-01
description Back in vogue today is the tendency of Italian philosophy toward reflection on itself that has always characterized an important part of our historiographical tradition. The present essay firstly analyzes the various interpretative positions in respect to the legitimacy, the risks, and the benefits of such a discourse, which intends to distinguish the different traditions of thought by resorting to a criterion of territorial or national kind. Secondly, the essay examines diverse paradigms that identify – in “precursory genius”; in ethical and civil vocation; and in “living thought” – the distinctive hallmark of the Italian philosophical tradition from the Renaissance to today.
topic Italian philosophy
Roberto Esposito
living thought
Eugenio Garin
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7284
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