Domenico Losurdo

Domenico Losurdo

Domenico Losurdo (born 1941, in Sannicandro di Bari) is an Italian philosopher, historian, political theorist and Marxist intellectual.

Life

Losurdo obtained his doctorate in 1963 from the University of Urbino.[1] He is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Urbino.[2]

Thought

Losurdo criticizes the concept of totalitarianism, especially in the works of Hannah Arendt. He argues that totalitarianism is a polysemic concept with origins in Christian theology, and that applying it to the political sphere requires an operation of abstract schematism which makes use of isolated elements of historical reality to place fascist regimes and the USSR in the dock together, serving the anti-communism of Cold War-era intellectuals rather than reflecting intellectual research.

Losurdo asserts that the origins of fascism and national socialism are to be found in what he views as "colonialist" and "imperialist" policies of the West. He examines the intellectual and political positions of intellectuals on modernity. In his view, Kant and Hegel were the greatest thinkers of modernity, while Nietzsche was its greatest critic.

Works

References

  1. "Losurdo Domenico" (in Italian). Università degli studi di Urbino « Carlo Bo ». Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. "Faculties: Faculty of Education". University of Urbino. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

External links

Nazisme racisme colonialisme - Domenico Losurdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2I5RAEjNjU

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