Culture and moral life

Benedetto Croce 1866 - 1952 Italian philosopher and historian born in Italy in the city of Pescasseroli. Influenced clearly by the Hegelian school, and had a significant impact on many Italian intellectuals, foremost among them Antonio Gramsci and Giovanni Gentile. Interested in the philosophy of history and presented a kind of philosophy called the philosophy of the spirit. From his sayings: "All history is contemporary history" and "As a historian, I realize the arbitrariness, fancifulness, and susceptibility to challenge of racial theories." Croce held the position of Italian Senate member, and president of the International Pen Club, the World Writers' Association, from 1949 until 1952. Croce was nominated for the Nobel Prize multiple times but did not win it. He died and was buried in the city of Naples.