Benedetto Croce Quotes
Benedetto Croce was an Italian historian, philosopher, and statesman and the principal exponent of neo-idealist philosophy in early twentieth-century Italy. From his independent library and editorial offices in Naples he edited the journal La Critica for almost half a century and produced his four-volume Philosophy of Spirit treating art, logic, ethics, and history as moments of a unified spiritual life. The quotes below are attributed to Benedetto Croce, organized by topic.
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Benedetto Croce on Freedom
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Attributed to Benedetto Croce:
“Liberty is the eternal task of the human spirit.”
Benedetto Croce on Happiness
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“Poetry is produced not by the mere caprice of pleasure , but by natural necessity . It is the primary activity of the human mind .”
Benedetto Croce, The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico. trans. R. G. Collingwood , London 1923.
Benedetto Croce on Knowledge
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Attributed to Benedetto Croce:
“Theory and practice are inseparable in the life of the spirit.”
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“Allan, George (1972) . " Croce and Whitehead on Concrescence ". Process Studies 2 (2): 95–111. DOI : 10.5840/process19722215 .”
All history is contemporary history. -
“Benedetto Croce, The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico. trans. R. G. Collingwood , London 1923.”
Poetry is produced not by the mere caprice of pleasure , but by natural necessity . It is the primary activity of the human mind . -
“Language is articulated, limited sound organized for the purpose of expression.”
Benedetto Croce, quoted in: Geza Revesz , The Origins and Prehistory of Language , London 1956. p. 126 -
“Benedetto Croce, quoted in: Geza Revesz , The Origins and Prehistory of Language , London 1956. p. 126”
Language is articulated, limited sound organized for the purpose of expression.
Benedetto Croce on Mind
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Attributed to Benedetto Croce:
“Art is the expression of the singular intuition of the artist.”
Benedetto Croce on Time
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“All history is contemporary history.”
Allan, George (1972) . " Croce and Whitehead on Concrescence ". Process Studies 2 (2): 95–111. DOI : 10.5840/process19722215 .
Benedetto Croce on Truth
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Attributed to Benedetto Croce:
“Beauty is the conquest of expression over inarticulate feeling.”