I intend to deal with the political thought of Giacomo Leopardi, especially in the Zibaldone, according to his conceptions on the contrast between reason and nature and on the contrast between ancient and modern, focusing attention on his analysis of the morale of the Italians, in order to identify their original line of interpretation in the analysis of the relationship between individuals and nations in the modern age, and in Italy in particular. The analysis of his political reflection cannot be separated from that of his moral and anthropological vision on the human condition. I dwell on three moments of his moral, social and anthropological vision of the nation, with a focus on the theme of individualism and the system of universal selfishness typical of Modernity.
University of Pisa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1268-4158
Chapter Title
Il «sistema dell’egoismo universale» e la condizione presente dell’Italia
Authors
Gaspare Polizzi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-160-0.07
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Publication Year
2020
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Book Title
Nazioni come individui
Book Subtitle
Il carattere nazionale fra passato e presente
Editors
Michela Nacci
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Number of Pages
158
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-160-0
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-159-4
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-160-0
eISBN (epub)
978-88-5518-161-7
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919