A Modernist Interpreter: Benedetto Croce and the Politics of Italian Culture

Bellamy, Richard

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A Modernist Interpreter: Benedetto Croce and the Politics of Italian Culture

Richard Bellamy

University College London - Department of Political Science

January 18, 2010

The European Legacy: Towards New Paradigms, Vol. 5, pp. 845-861, 2000

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In his classic study of intellectuals, Zygmunt Bauman distinguishes between modern legislators and postmodern interpreters. This article challenges one feature in particular – the missing figure of the “modern” interpreter. If Bauman grants that most interpreters are to some degree legislators, he overlooks the whole Hegelian tradition’s attempt at an interpretative defense of modernity that revealed its intrinsic rationality. Benedetto Croce provides an interesting case study of this missing position.

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Keywords: Interpretor, Legislator, Intellectuals, Bauman, Hegel, Croce, Italy

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Date posted: January 19, 2010 ; Last revised: June 6, 2012

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Bellamy, Richard, A Modernist Interpreter: Benedetto Croce and the Politics of Italian Culture (January 18, 2010). The European Legacy: Towards New Paradigms, Vol. 5, pp. 845-861, 2000. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1538507

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