Italian thought and the War

de Ruggiero, Guido (author) and Wakefield, James (translator) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-4346 2020. Italian thought and the War. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies 26 (1-2) , pp. 263-307.

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Abstract

Writing for a French audience in 1916, de Ruggiero here reviews the major intellectual currents that culminated in Italy’s entry to the First World War in May 1915. Though events cannot be properly understood while they are still in motion, argues de Ruggiero, the dispute over the war revealed certain profound truths implicit in these competing ideologies and schools of thought. Democratic, Catholic, socialist, nationalist and liberal arguments for and against the war gave way to a new scene, and a new set of problems, once the decision was made and war arrived. De Ruggiero goes on to discuss the political, philosophical and cultural implications of the war, again stressing—in line with his early historicism—that these would become fully apparent only with the benefit of hindsight.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Additional Information:	This is a translation by James Wakefield of an essay by Guido de Ruggiero. The original was published in 1916.
Publisher:	Imprint Academic
ISSN:	1744-9413
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 April 2025
Date of Acceptance:	2020
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2025 15:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/177395

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