Antonio Labriola

Italian philosopher (1843-1904)

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Born: Antonio Maria Marziale Labriòla , ( 1843-07-02 ) 2 July 1843, Cassino , Papal States
Died: 12 February 1904 (1904-02-12) (aged 60), Rome , Kingdom of Italy
Family: Teresa Labriola (daughter)
Alma mater: University of Naples Federico II
Era: 19th-century philosophy
Region: Western philosophy
School: Marxism
Notable ideas: Marxist theory as a theory critical of ideology , Marxism as a philosophy of praxis

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Antonio Labriola ( Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo labriˈɔːla]; 2 July 1843 – 12 February 1904) was an Italian Marxist theoretician and philosopher. Although an academic philosopher and never an active member of any Marxist political party, his thought exerted influence on many political theorists in Italy during the early 20th century, including the founder of the Italian Liberal Party, Benedetto Croce, as well as the leaders of the Italian Communist Party, Antonio Gramsci and Amadeo Bordiga. He also influenced the Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician Leon Trotsky.

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