Anthology of the Works of Ugo Spirito (Value Inquiry Book / Values in Italian Philosophy, 344)

The first of its kind in English, The Anthology of the Works of Ugo Spirito offers an account of the complex intellectual life of one of the most original and controversial Italian thinkers of the past century. Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword by Daniel B. Gallagher Foreword by Giovanni Dessì Preface Introduction Ugo Spirito: A Profile Chapter 1 A Life-Long Passion for Truth 1.1 Introduction 1.2 “Autobiografia Filosofica”. In Storia della mia ricerca (pp. 11–25) [Translation] Chapter 2 Positivism 2.1 Introduction 2.2 “Verso il nuovo idealismo”. In Il nuovo idealismo italiano (pp. 7–9) [Translation] 2.3 “Il concetto di Scienza”. In Scienza e filosofia (pp. 104–105)6 [Translation] Chapter 3 Pragmatism 3.1 Introduction 3.2 “L’antinomia non risolta”. In Il pragmatismo nella filosofia contemporanea (pp. 118–127) [Translation] Chapter 4 Actual Idealism 4.1 Giovanni Gentile’s Actual Idealism 4.2 Ugo Spirito and Giovanni Gentile 4.3 “Giovanni Gentile”. In Giovanni Gentile (pp. 13–36) [Translation] 4.4 “Attualismo costruttore”. In Scienza e filosofia (pp. 35–43) [Translation] Chapter 5 Criminal Law 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Storia del diritto penale italiano. Da Cesare Beccaria ai nostri giorni (1974, pp. 224–229) [Translation] Chapter 6 Fascism 6.1 Introduction 6.2 “Lo sviluppo del fascismo” (pp. 315–320) [Translation] Chapter 7 Corporativism 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Dall’attualismo al problematicismo (pp. 172–176) [Translation] 7.3 Ugo Spirito’s Corporativism 7.4 “Individuo e Stato nell’economia corporativa”. In Capitalismo e corporativismo (pp. 3–15) [Translation] 7.5 “Il corporativismo come liberalismo assoluto e socialismo assoluto”. In Capitalismo e corporativismo (pp. 27–44) [Translation] 7.6 Interpretation of a Programmed Economy 7.7 “L’economia programmatica corporativa”. In Capitalismo e corporativismo (pp. 113–127) [Translation] Chapter 8 Problematicism 8.1 Introduction: Birth of Problematicism 8.2 La vita come ricerca (pp. 7–18) [Translation] 8.3 Life as Art 8.4 La vita come arte (pp. 17–18; 20–21) [Translation] 8.5 Aspects of the Problematic Life 8.6 Il problematicismo (pp. 44–50) [Translation] 8.7 Life as Love 8.8 La vita come amore. Il tramonto della civiltà cristiana (pp. 32–36) [Translation] 8.9 Theory of Omnicentrism 8.10 Inizio di una nuova epoca (pp. 275–280) [Translation] Chapter 9 Communism within Problematicism 9.1 Introduction 9.2 “Comunismo russo”. In Comunismo russo e comunismo cinese (pp. 6–23; 34–44) [Translation] 9.3 “Comunismo cinese”. In Comunismo russo e comunismo cinese (pp. 63–64; 70–78; 86–97) [Translation] Chapter 10 Science within Problematicism 10.1 Introduction 10.2 “Il problema della scienza”. In Atti del ix Convegno del Centro di Studi filosofici ta professori universitari (pp. 40–42) [Translation] 10.3 Attempts to Overcome Problematicism 10.4 “L’avvenire della scienza”. In Inizio di una nuova epoca (pp. 132–149) [Translation] 10.5 Science and Metaphysics 10.6 Storia della mia ricerca (pp. 49–53) [Translation] 10.7 Dal mito alla scienza (pp. 24–34) [Translation] 10.8 Observations on Science and Technology 10.9 “Scienza e tecnica nel mondo d’oggi”. In Nuovo Umanesimo (pp. 43–56) [Translation] Chapter 11 Democracy within Problematicism 11.1 Introduction 11.2 “La funzione della democrazia”. In Critica della democrazia (pp. 202–218) [Translation] Chapter 12 Culture within Problematicism 12.1 Introduction 12.2 “Significato del nuovo umanesimo”. In Nuovo umanesimo (pp. 37–40) [Translation] 12.3 “Critica dell’educazione dell’uomo europeo”. In Nuovo umanesimo (pp. 79–83) [Translation] 12.4 “Cultura per pochi e cultura per tutti”. In Nuovo umanesimo (pp. 87–93) [Translation] Chapter 13 Antiscience in the New Problematicism 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Storia della mia ricerca (pp. 118–123) [Translation] Chapter 14 End of Communism 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Il comunismo (1979, pp. 74–75) [Translation] 14.3 End of Communism 14.4 “Tramonto del comunismo”. In La fine del comunismo (pp. 30–34) [Translation] 14.5 “La fine del comunismo”. In La fine del comunismo (pp. 42–46) [Translation] 14.6 A Reconsideration of Programmed Economy 14.7 Dall’attualismo al problematicismo (pp. 55–59) [Translation] Chapter 15 End of Self-Awareness 15.1 Introduction 15.2 “La fine dell’autocoscienza”. In Storia della mia ricerca (pp. 167–178; 180–184; 186) Chapter 16 Positivism Revisited 16.1 Introduction 16.2 “Il positivismo non è finito”. In Giornale critico della filosofia italiana (pp. 15–25) [Translation] 16.2.1 Manifesto of Anti-positivism 16.2.2 My Positivism 16.2.3 Positivism of Human Sciences8 Chapter 17 State of Unawareness 17.1 Introduction 17.2 “Il metodo della mia ricerca”. In Che cosa sarà il futuro (pp. 13–17) [Translation] 17.3 “L’incoscienza”. In Memorie di un incosciente (pp. 27–28; 38–43); “State of Unawareness”. In Memoirs of the Twentieth Century (pp. 27; 33–34)6 [Translation] Appendix: Persons and Events Mentioned in the Text Works Cited Bibliography Part One: Books by Ugo Spirito Part Two: Works with Others Part Three: Works by Others Index The Anthology of the Works of Ugo Spirito captures the trajectory of Ugo Spirito's complex body of thought that spanned more than fifty years, from 1921 to 1977. While confronting difficult contemporary problems related to philosophy and science, liberalism and socialism, fascism and communism, and other economic and ideological aspects such as corporativism and democracy, Spirito revealed a persistent desire to reach truth and the absolute. Yet, he also voiced his failure to consistently believe in any philosophical or political system. Unable to reach 'incontrovertibility,' he consistently examined his ideas, developing at the same time the 'antinomic' approach, a method of critical analysis that undermined any truth considered 'incontrovertible.' Today, Spirito stands as one of most anti-conformist Italian thinkers for he challenged the certainties of modern thought