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
Titolo del capitolo
Il «sistema dell’egoismo universale» e la condizione presente dell’Italia
Autori
Gaspare Polizzi
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-160-0.07
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2020
Copyright
© 2020 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Titolo del libro
Nazioni come individui
Sottotitolo del libro
Il carattere nazionale fra passato e presente
Curatori
Michela Nacci
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
158
Anno di pubblicazione
2020
Copyright
© 2020 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
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
Collana
Studi e saggi
ISSN della collana
2704-6478
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5919