The theory of mind as pure act

by Giovanni Gentile

The theory of mind as pure act. 316 Pages.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

236 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Giovanni Gentile (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni dʒenˈtiːle]; May 30, 1875 – April 15, 1944) was an Italian neo-Hegelian Idealist philosopher and politician, a peer of Benedetto Croce. He described himself as 'the philosopher of Fascism', and ghostwrote A Doctrine of Fascism (1932) for Benito Mussolini. He also devised his own system of philosophy, Actual Idealism.

Reviews

[Bot.]

The great synthesis of Kant and Hegel which Gentile set out to make all here. It's Gentile at its best and one of the best philosophical works. If it were not for the tarnishing of Fascism's name this would no doubt be considered one of the greatest philosophical classics and a staple for all those interested in German idealism and actualism.

[Lukas]

Thomas carlyle once said philosophy is only pure in religion and poetry. He made an exception for those systematic philosophies which as a result had the birth of religion poetry and beauty. Gentile is the closest we get to a reenchantmen (Verzauberung) of human experience.

[Slow Reader]

Even when dubious, the writing is quite good. The early summation of Berkeley's thought vis-à-vis Kantian and Hegelian notions of "perception" made the PDF worth downloading...

[Kat]

Not sure if i’m solipsistic or just have schizophrenia tbh

[Haydizzle9000]

Very dubious but like good try i guess?