Benedetto Croce Philosopher

Benedetto Croce (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, and occasionally also politician. He wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, methodology of history writing and aesthetics. He was a prominent liberal, although he opposed laissez-faire free trade, and had considerable influence on other prominent Italian intellectuals including both Marxist Antonio Gramsci and fascist Giovanni Gentile.He was President of PEN International, the worldwide writers' association, from 1949 until 1952.According an article of 2012 on Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Croce is considered among the most modern thinkers from those of the 20th century, along with intellectuals like Isaiah Berlin, Francis Fukuyama and Leon Trotsky.

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Birth date	February 25, 1866
Birth place	Italy , Pescasseroli
Date of death	November 20, 1952
Place of death	Italy , Naples
Main interest	Aesthetics Politics History

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influenced	Giovanni Gentile R. G. Collingwood Antonio Gramsci José Carlos Mariátegui
influenced by	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Immanuel Kant Jean-Jacques Rousseau Johann Gottlieb Fichte Karl Marx Georges Sorel Bertrando Spaventa Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Giambattista Vico Antonio Labriola
notable idea	Liberism
philosophical school	Idealism Hegelianism Historism Liberalism