When did Norberto Bobbio live?

Norberto Bobbio was born in 1909 and died in 2004.

Where was Norberto Bobbio from?

Norberto Bobbio was an Italian philosopher of the Contemporary era.

What philosophical movements is Norberto Bobbio associated with?

Norberto Bobbio was associated with Political Philosophy.

How many quotes are attributed to Norberto Bobbio?

There are 7 attributed quotations from Norberto Bobbio in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Norberto Bobbio 1909 – 2004

Norberto Bobbio (1909 – 2004) was an Italian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Political Philosophy.

Norberto Bobbio was an Italian legal and political philosopher and one of the principal voices of postwar Italian liberal democracy. After clandestine resistance to Fascism in his youth, he held the chair of philosophy of law and later of political philosophy at Turin for nearly five decades and was appointed senator for life in 1984. His Future of Democracy, Right and Left, and The Age of Rights articulated an analytical approach to political philosophy that defended constitutional democracy, human rights, and the rule of law against both fascist and Communist temptations. He shaped a generation of Italian scholarship on legal positivism and the theory of norms.

Key facts

Nationality: Italian
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Political Philosophy

Selected quotes

Attributed to Norberto Bobbio:

“Democracy is government by discussion under conditions of equality.”
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“The rights of the citizen are the brakes upon the power of the state.”
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“Right and left remain meaningful so long as inequality remains.”
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“Tolerance is the respect that liberty owes to its own conditions.”
Attributed to Norberto Bobbio:

“A theory of democracy is also a theory of its imperfections.”

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Norberto Bobbio by topic

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Frequently asked about Norberto Bobbio

When did Norberto Bobbio live?: Norberto Bobbio was born in 1909 and died in 2004.
Where was Norberto Bobbio from?: Norberto Bobbio was an Italian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Norberto Bobbio associated with?: Norberto Bobbio was associated with Political Philosophy.
What was Norberto Bobbio known for?: Norberto Bobbio was an Italian legal and political philosopher and one of the principal voices of postwar Italian liberal democracy.
How many quotes are attributed to Norberto Bobbio?: There are 7 attributed quotations from Norberto Bobbio in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.