The Resistible Crisis of Italian Thought by Federico Dal Bo, ... - 9798855805376

State University of New York Press

The Resistible Crisis of Italian ThoughtBetween Politics and Metaphysics\nAuthor(s): Federico Dal Bo, Carlo Salzani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9798855805376, 979-8855805376\nSynopsis\nOffers a more complex picture of Roberto Esposito's notion of \""Italian Thought\"" in order to examine the persisting crisis of contemporary Italian philosophy.\n\nThe present volume intends to offer new insight into Roberto Esposito's seminal notion of \""Italian Thought.\"" In Esposito's understanding, Italian Thought would offer an innovative bridge between French and German philosophy. As distinguished from French postmodernism and German transcendentalism in communication ethics, Italian Thought would allow for a better negotiation between power, history, and life. The essays within The Resistible Crisis of Italian Thought do not share Esposito's optimism but rather argue that the fascinating no.