Benedetto Croce
Italian philosopher and historian who dominated Italian cultural life for the first half of the 20th century. His Aesthetics identified intuition with expression; his philosophy of history denied that history is a science. He was the most important opponent of Italian fascism in the cultural sphere.
Works
- AestheticsTheory of art as expression and intuition rather than representation
- LogicStudy of how logic functions in thought, language, and understanding
- Philosophy of the PracticalPhilosophy of action, will, and the practical dimension of human life
- History as the Story of LibertyHistory interpreted as progressive realization of human liberty and freedom
- The Philosophy of Giambattista VicoScholarly interpretation of Vico's philosophy and its historical significance