Alice Gibson, "Ethics of Giacomo Leopardi, The: A Philosophy for the Environmental Crisis"
English | ISBN: 1350298646 | 2023 | 252 pages | EPUB, PDF | 522 KB + 5 MB
English | ISBN: 1350298646 | 2023 | 252 pages | EPUB, PDF | 522 KB + 5 MB
Providing a comprehensive introduction to the work of pioneering poet-philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, Alice Gibson pushes his thought into new directions by investigating how his ethics and philosophy of nature offer means for understanding and taking responsibility for the environmental crisis. Through examination of the whole of Leopardi’s oeuvre, from the Zibaldone to the poems he wrote towards the end of his life, this book disrupts the common image of Leopardi as a pessimist poet whose works contribute to the nihilistic tradition.
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