Civilization and Self-Government: The Political Thought of Carlo Cattaneo

Filippo Sabetti

Civilization and Self-Government: The Political Thought of Carlo Cattaneo
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Lexington Books
Country
United States
Published
14 August 2010
Pages
276
ISBN
9780739137529

Civilization and Self-Government: The Political Thought of Carlo Cattaneo

Filippo Sabetti

Civilization and Self-Government is the first systematic attempt to explicitly articulate the key elements of Carlo Cattaneo’s pioneering attempt to advance freedom and self-government in nineteenth-century Europe. His public science combined two elements that constitute the two parts of this book: the study of incivilimento, and the art and science of self-governance. Cattaneo argued that people have to learn the arts of incivilimento before they can practice self-governance. Though a distinguishing feature of Italian political thought has been to stress the multiform nature of political rule, it was Cattaneo who first showed that it was possible, through a federal commercial republic, to harmonize and foster liberty, equality, and heterogeneity. Characteristically, he envisioned a federal commercial republic for Europe as well. Cattaneo’s ideas recast, enrich, and broaden knowledge of the history of European thought beyond that generally available in English and French.This book reveals a strong affinity between Cattaneo’s and Tocqueville’s spirit and vision.

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