The Civilization of Modernity: An Anthology of Carlo Cattaneo's Writings /

Carlo Cattaneo was one of the most prominent Italian intellectuals of the nineteenth century. Known for his prominent role in the Five Days of Milan uprising in 1848, he combined a vivid intelligence with a reform-oriented mind and a strong civic passion. This volume offers an exhaustive selection o...

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Other Authors: Lacaita, Carlo G. (Editor), Martinelli, Alberto (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Studies in the History of Political Thought ; 18.

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505 0 |t List of Figures -- Carlo Cattaneo: Biography -- Editors' Note -- Modernization and Civilization in Carlo Cattaneo -- Carlo G. Lacaita -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cattaneo's Education and the Main Principles of His Thought -- 3 The First Period of Activity -- 4 Il Politecnico : Reforms and Growth -- 5 The Events of 1848 and Federalism -- 6 Cattaneo's Years in Canton Ticino -- 7 The Second Series of Il Politecnico -- 8 His Last Years -- The Relevance of Cattaneo Today -- Alberto Martinelli -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cattaneo's Concept of Modern Civilization: Responsible Freedom; Intelligence and Will; Federal Democracy -- 3 Faith in Reason and the Centrality of Science -- 4 On Thought as a Principle of Public Economy -- 5 Inequalities and Reform-Oriented Social Research -- 6 Psychology of Associated Minds -- 7 Global/Local Tension in the Context of Global Modernity -- Part 1 History and Philosophy of Civilization -- 1 An Invitation to Lovers of Philosophy -- 2 Aspects of World History: A Preface -- 3 Features of European Civilization -- 4 On Vico's New Science -- 5 Introductory Lecture to a Course in Civil Philosophy -- 6 Fragments of Seven Prefaces -- Part 2 Modernization and the Scientific Method -- 7 The Birth of Modern Science -- 1 The Birth of Modern Science -- 2 The City as the Ideal Principle of Italian Histories -- 8 On the Making and Progress of the Third Estate -- 9 The Eighteenth Century -- 10 On Antithesis as a Method of Social Psychology -- 11 On Thought as a Principle of Public Economy -- Part 3 Modern Economic Development -- 12 On Friedrich List's National Economics -- 13 On British Agriculture as Compared to our Own -- 14 The Industry of Birmingham -- 15 Railways and Universal Trade -- 1 Report by the Committee for the Railways of Canton Ticino to the Assembly of Citizens Held on 4May 1856 -- 2 On the International Importance of the Gotthard Railway Line. Memo from the Committee of Canton Ticino to the Swiss Federal Councils. -- 3 On the Railway from the Swiss Alps to Central Europe: Letter to the Citizens of Genoa -- Part 4 Social Issues -- 16 Industry and Ethics -- 17 Public Charity -- 18 A Pamphlet by Ferdinand Lassalle -- 19 For the Federation of Italian Workers' Societies -- 1 Observations on the Federation of Workers' Societies -- 2 Draft Regulations for the Federation of Italian Workers' Societies -- Part 5 Federalism National and International -- 20 On the Events of 1848 -- 1 The United States of Europe -- 2 Considerations on the State of Affairs in Italy in 1848 -- 21 Preface to Volume XI of the Politecnico -- 22 On the Reorganization of Scientific Studies -- 23 On the Communal and Provincial Laws -- 1 First Letter -- 2 Second Letter -- 3 Third Letter -- 4 Fourth Letter -- 24 A Letter to the Free Electorate -- Cattaneo's Writings -- Cited Cattaneo's Works -- Cited Works on Cattaneo -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects. 
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