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Benedetto Croce was an influential Italian philosopher who lived from 1866 to 1952 and developed important ideas about aesthetics, history, and how we understand culture. His work shaped European philosophy in the early twentieth century and remains studied today for its contributions to theories of art, beauty, and historical interpretation.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1952
- Works
- 612
Top works
- Come il Marx fece passare il comunismo dall' utopia alla scienza, saggi
- Per la storia della critica e storiografia letteraria
- Il primo passo
- Riduzione della filosofia del diritto alla filosofia dell economia
- Francesco de Sanctis e lo scioglimento e la ricomposizione della Società reale di Napoli nel 1861
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- 4
- Total plays
- 530
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Quotes
- “All history is contemporary history.”
- “Poetry is produced not by the mere caprice of pleasure, but by natural necessity. It is the primary activity of the human mind.”
- “Language is articulated, limited sound organized for the purpose of expression.”
Article
Benedetto Croce, OCI, COSML (/ˈkroʊtʃeɪ/ KROH-chay; Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography, and aesthetics. A political liberal in most regards, he formulated a distinction between liberalism (as support for civil liberties) and "liberism" (as support for laissez-faire economics and capitalism). Croce had considerable influence on other Italian intellectuals, from Marxists to Italian fascists, such as Antonio Gramsci and Giovanni Gentile, respectively.
He had a long career in the Italian Parliament, joining the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1910, serving through Fascism and the Second World War before being elected to the Constituent Assembly as a Liberal. In the 1948 general election he was elected to the new republican Senate and served there until his death. He was a longtime member of the Italian Liberal Party, serving as its president from 1944 to 1947.