Living Thought: The Origins and Actuality of Italian Philosophy

Roberto Esposito

Published by Stanford University Press 2012

Living Thought

The Origins and Actuality of Italian Philosophy

Roberto Esposito
Translated by: Zakiya Hanafi

In the series Cultural Memory in the Present

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804786485

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About this book

This book, itself by a major Italian philosopher, explores the distinctive traits of Italian theory and philosophy, reflecting on why it has been growing in popularity and why people have turned to it for answers to real-world issues and problems.

Author / Editor information

Roberto Esposito is Vice-Director and Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Italian Institute for Human Sciences in Florence and Naples, Italy.

Reviews

Massimo Ciavolella, University of California:
"This extraordinary and totally innovative analysis of the role of Italian philosophy within the European tradition shows that from the time of the Renaissance, Italian thought has had a specificity and an originality that is still present today in the philosophical elaborations of Italy's major thinkers, such as Gianni Vattimo, Remo Bodei, and Giorgio Agamben."

Giovanna Borradori:
"In this expansive, provocative, and beautifully written work, Roberto Esposito, who is one of the most original voices in the Continental panorama today, sets out to articulate the 'Italian difference,' a question all the more enticing in light of the waning of the French generation that shaped the profile of European philosophy from the 1970s onward."

Book News, INC:
"Esposito explores the distinguishing roots and characteristics of Italian philosophy and the reasons for a surge of interest worldwide in what Italian thinkers have to say about current issues. He writes engagingly for a broad scholarly audience, drawing on literary criticism, art history, political theory, and philosophy."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Note on the Book’s Title Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
I. The Italian Difference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. The Power of the Origin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
III. Philosophy/Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
IV. Thought in Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
V. The Return of Italian Philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Cultural Memory in the Present Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278

Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 6

eBook

Published: December 31, 2012
ISBN: 9780804786485