Hegel and Italian Political Thought

Préface
Explores the meaning of Hegelian ideas for a generation of Italian intellectuals who also participated in political life.

Auteur
Fernanda Gallo is an Associate Professor in History and Politics at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. She specialises in Italy and the Mediterranean in the long nineteenth century, German Idealism, and historical conceptions of Europe. Previous publications include Dalla Patria allo Stato: Bertrando Spaventa, una biografia intellettuale (2013).

Texte du rabat

Across Italy in the nineteenth century, a generation of intellectuals engaged with Hegel's philosophy while actively participating in Italian political life. This study investigates the reception and transformation of Hegel's political thought in nineteenth-century Italy, and explores how Hegelian ideas acquired meaning in these contexts.

Contenu
Introduction: Hegel from the Margins; 1. The Vico-Effect; 2. The Renaissance; 3. The Risorgimento; 4. The Ethical State; 5. Hegelians in Charge; Epilogue: The Hegelian Tradition of Political Thought in Italy; Bibliography; Index.