Croce, Benedetto
1866-1952
1866-1952
Italian philosopher, idealist thinker, statesman,
etc...
born into a wealthy Italian family
father, mother, and sister were killed in a volcano
eruption when Croce was 18. Croce barely
escaped death.
was a Roman Catholic, but became an atheist
when this tragedy happened.
first supported Mussolini and Italian Fascists, later
was against.
etc...
born into a wealthy Italian family
father, mother, and sister were killed in a volcano
eruption when Croce was 18. Croce barely
escaped death.
was a Roman Catholic, but became an atheist
when this tragedy happened.
first supported Mussolini and Italian Fascists, later
was against.
| And for almost one century, nobody has raised the question of whether Croce was blind or not. I say he was definitely blind. He may have had eyes, just as you have, but he had no perception, no sensitivity. He was asking the question what is beauty? and went on inquiring about it – and the whole existence is full of beauty... --Osho Beyond Enlightenment, ch. 3 |
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