Nicola Abbagnano Quotes
Nicola Abbagnano was an Italian philosopher and the principal architect of what he called positive existentialism. After early work in Naples and many years as professor at Turin, he developed a philosophy that took existence as irreducibly possibility rather than necessity and the openness of being as a ground for hope rather than for despair. The quotes below are attributed to Nicola Abbagnano, organized by topic.
Nicola Abbagnano on Freedom
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Attributed to Nicola Abbagnano:
“Existence is possibility, not necessity.”
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Attributed to Nicola Abbagnano:
“Positive existentialism finds the openness of being a ground for hope, not despair.”
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Attributed to Nicola Abbagnano:
“What is possible for me defines what I am.”
Nicola Abbagnano on Mind
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Attributed to Nicola Abbagnano:
“Philosophy is the conscious life of the human in question.”
Nicola Abbagnano on Time
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Attributed to Nicola Abbagnano:
“Every existence projects itself toward what it is not yet.”