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

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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Modern History.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.