L’immanenza come radicalità

Abstract:

This issue aims to reconstruct a possible interpretative canon of Spinoza’s reception in Italy from the first half of the nineteenth century to the present day. Spinoza is now one of the most widely read authors in the Italian philosophical milieu, with a large body of literature produced on him. This can be traced back to two main reasons: firstly, the great influence of Hegelian interpretation in the 19th century led to Spinoza being seen as a sort of mediator between Hegelianism and certain strands of modern Italian thought. Secondly, from the second half of the last century, there has been a real confrontation with the Spinozian text as a reaction to derivative readings in previous decades. However, this volume contains mainly readings by authors who cannot be traced back to a specific ‘school’, but rather to their own philosophical inclinations. These inclinations contribute to making the Italian philosophical landscape so unique and intricate.