Originally published in italian in 2008, it has been translated into french, spanish and german. Domenico losurdo 14 november 1941 28 june 2018 was an italian marxist philosopher and historian. Heideggers black notebooks arent that surprising domenico. Up from liberalism issue log in or sign up in seconds. He is the author of many books in italian, german, french and spanish.
Photograph of the paris barricade during the 1871 commune, taken by pierreambrose richebourg on march 17, 2012, ross wolfe and pam nogales of the platypus affiliated society interviewed domenico losurdo, the author, most recently, of liberalism. He is the author of many books in italian, german, french, spanish, and portuguese. Verso 2011 2006 d omenico l ousurdo claims to have written a counter history that brings to light elements of the liberal intellectual tradition obscured by hagiography masquerading as historical analysis. Domenico losurdo is a professor of philosophy at the university of urbino, italy.
Scholars already knew the german philosopher signed up to the nazi party. He was dean of the faculty of education at the university of urbino. Almost all systematic histories of liberalism and liberal thought have been written by liberals. Pankaj mishra, guardian t a brilliant exercise in unmasking liberal pretensions, surveying over three centuries with magisterial command of the sources. On march 17, 2012, ross wolfe and pam nogales of the platypus affiliated society interviewed domenico losurdo, the author, most recently, of liberalism. Come nacque, come mori, come puo rinascere ne discutono con lautore gianfranco borrelli e geminello preterossi. Duke university press hegel and the freedom of moderns. Jan 23, 2012 indeed, the history of liberalism not only demonstrates irrefutably that it would be a terrible mistake to let any of these key terms slide by without critique, it also demonstrates that it has been as much about unfreedom as freedom, or in domenico losurdos words, as much about dis. Matthew klinestiver preface the following excerpts are. Pdf domenico lousurdo claims to have written a counter history that. Domenico losurdo in this definitive historical investigation, italian author and philosopher domenico losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies. His aim is to get beyond what he calls the habitual hagiography and to present a much more critical account of liberalism and its historical rise to ascendancy. Available in english for the first time, hegel and the freedom of moderns revives discussion of the major political and philosophical tenets underlying contemporary liberalism through a revolutionary interpretation of g.
Controstoria del liberalismo is a book by italian philosopher domenico losurdo. Domenico losurdo one of europes leading intellectual historians deconstructs liberalisms dark side. The contradictions of real liberalism at the casino syndical, bonnevoie in luxembourg. Pdf 2016 domenico losurdo, contrahistoria del liberalismo. In this definitive historical investigation, italian author and philosopher domenico losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and. Pankaj mishra, guardian the book is a historically grounded, very accessible critique of liberalism, complementing a growing literature critical of liberalism. Domenico losurdo liberalism a counterhistory \ i i. What follows is an edited transcript of their conversation. Domenico losurdo has 50 books on goodreads with 5353 ratings. The class struggle marx speaks about is a confrontation between these forces. As anthony arblaster has pointed out, the history of liberalism has, in the main, been written by liberals and, consequently, liberalism tends to get a rather better press than it would probably.
In this definitive historical investigation, italian author and philosopher domenico losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position. Born in the year in which fascist italy joined nazi germany in its war against the ussr, he was part of the generation radicalized in the 1960s, in which maoist antirevisionism exerted a strong influence over elements of the far left. Jul 18, 2019 domenico losurdo liberalism a counterhistory pdf liberalism. Domenico losurdo presentazione del libro il marxismo. Presentazione del libro di domenico losurdo il marxismo occidentale.
Full audio and video recordings of the interview can be found by clicking the above links. Marx and the counterhistory of liberalism domenico losurdo, one of the most significant contemporary marxist thinkers, died at the age of 77. Verso 2011 2006 d omenico l ousurdo claims to have written a counter history that brings to light elements of the liberal intellectual tradition obscured by. Rifondazione comunista federazione di siena 3,900 views. This was first published at new left project in two parts.
A counterhistory by domenico losurdo stimulatingly uncovers the contradictions of an ideology that is much too selfrighteously invoked. Contrahistoria del liberalismo 2005 by domenico losurdo. Liberalism a counterhistory l domenico losurdo translate. A il giornale the latest, original work by domenico losurdo, a philosopherhistorian of great lucidity, author of always innovative books travels through and analyzes the dark, deep and often malodorous side of liberalism. Controstoria del liberalismo is a 2005 book by italian philosopher domenico losurdo, first published in english in 2011. I believe that this dialectic between emancipation and deemancipation is the key to understanding the history of liberalism. Controstoria del liberalismo is a 2005 book by italian philosopher domenico losurdo, first published in english in 2011 in the book, losurdo examines the inner contradictions of the highly influential liberal political tradition. Mar 23, 2020 domenico losurdo 14 november 28 june was an italian marxist philosopher. Losurdo spares no detail on each of histories most well known political philosophers, including burke, locke, mill and more, and how each of. But that doesnt mean nothing can be learned from his thinking. Among the atrocities that losurdo finds liberalism condoned include the great famine of ireland, the. Domenico losurdo towards a critique of the category of totalitarianism. Losurdo spares no detail on each of histories most well known political philosophers, including burke, locke, mill and more, and how each of these individuals thought about slavery.
Domenico losurdo 14 november 28 june was an italian marxist philosopher. Jan 22, 2018 presentazione del libro di domenico losurdo il marxismo occidentale. Armand clesse referred to the professors latest book liberalism. Domenico losurdos wellreasoned and elaborately researched book, stalin. Domenico losurdo one of europes leading intellectual historians deconstructs liberalism s dark side.
The history and critique of a black legend, has not as yet been translated into english. Here, losurdo succeeded more in exposing the grim origins of liberalism, and the crimes this engendered, than showing its fundamental, permanent need for particular forms of exclusion or still less, slavery. Alive in the sunshine issue another view of stalin. Apr 29, 2020 domenico losurdo liberalism a counterhistory pdf liberalism. Losurdo, contrahistoria del liberalismo, res publica. Domenico losurdo was indeed a highly political writer. Domenico losurdo liberalism a counterhistory pdf liberalism. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Storia e critica di una leggenda nera, roma, carocci, isbn paradigmi e fatti normativi. He was a professor of philosophy at urbino university as well as president of the international association hegelmarx for dialectical thought. Domenico losurdo is professor of philosophy at the university of urbino, italy.
Domenico lousurdo claims to have written a counter history that brings to light elements of the liberal intellectual tradition obscured by hagiography masquerading as historical analysis. Summary beyond liberal hagiography as anthony arblaster has pointed out, the history of liberalism has, in the main, been written by liberals and, consequently, liberalism tends to get a rather better. A counterhistory is a brilliant and engaging expose of the real history of liberalism as an ideology, in contradistinction to the hagiographical and justificatory selfdescriptions that liberals usually give to it. In so doing, he shows how the issues addressed by hegel in the nineteenth century resonate with many of the central political concerns of today, among them questions of community, nation. The contradictions of real liberalism luxembourg, casino syndical, 10 july 20 on the 10 july 20, the luxemburg institute for european and international studies in association with the italian cultural institute of luxemburg organised a lecture by professor domenico losurdo on liberty and. History and criticism of a black legend translator. He was critical of racism, slavery, and genocide losurdo died on 28 june 2018 in rome from esophageal cancer at the age of 76. Il giornale the latest, original work by domenico losurdo, a philosopherhistorian of great lucidity, author of always innovative books travels through and analyzes the dark, deep and often malodorous side of liberalism.
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