Philosophical premises

de Ruggiero, Guido (author) and Wakefield, James (translator) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-4346 2020. Philosophical premises. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies 26 (1-2) , pp. 345-374.

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Abstract

Taken from Il ritorno alla ragione (1946), this late essay marks a further decisive break between de Ruggiero and Croce. Drawing on Nietzsche, de Ruggiero argues that nineteenth-century German historicism resulted in disengagement from and indeed ambivalence with respect to the present. He goes on to argue that while Croce’s more sophisticated version of historicism provided a valuable bulwark against the encroachments of ‘irrationalism’ in the Fascist period, it also encouraged the rejection of the idea of any permanent, universal values whatsoever. Against Croce’s objections, de Ruggiero argues that the best insights of historicism should be incorporated into a return to Enlightenment reason and a ‘moving synthesis’ of immanence and transcendence.

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 essay was originally published in 1946.
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/177397

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