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Benedetto Croce
(1866 - 1952)
Italian philosopher and politician
Italian philosopher and politician
Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and liberal politician influential in aesthetics and Italian politics.
Benedetto Croce was born in 1866 and emerged as one of Italy’s foremost philosophers and critics. He developed a comprehensive system of aesthetics emphasizing artistic intuition as central to human experience. Croce also wrote extensively on history, economics, and literary criticism. Active in politics, he served in the Senate and opposed Fascism, advocating for liberal democracy. His works, such as 'Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic', shaped 20th-century philosophical discourse. Croce’s intellectual legacy continues to influence philosophy and cultural studies worldwide.
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Benedetto Croce