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

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-44742-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 767 g

Reihe: Studies in the History of Political Thought

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 of Cattaneo’s writings, which cover a wide range of issues and advance highly innovative theories, such as the achievement of republican federalism in Italy and Europe, thought as a principle of political economy, and the psychology of associated mind. The two introductory essays examine how his ideas developed through the time and argue for their enduring vitality

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lacaita, Carlo G

Martinelli, Alberto

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 VolumeXI 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

Über Autor(innen)

Carlo G. Lacaita, University of Milan, is former Professor of Contemporary History and chairs the Committee for the publication of Cattaneo’s works. He has published monographs and many articles on the role of scientific and technological culture in modernization, including L’intelligenza produttiva (2005) and Le vie dell’innovazione (2009).

Alberto Martinelli, University of Milan, is Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the School of Social, Political and Economic Sciences. He was also previously President of the International Social Science Council. His publications include Global Modernization (2005), Transatlantic Divide (2007), Democrazia globale (2008), Mal di nazione (2013), and European Society (2020).