Benedetto Croce

History as the Story of Liberty

History interpreted as progressive realization of human liberty and freedom

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Benedetto Croce
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.

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