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THE
THEORY OF MIND
AS PURE ACT
by Giovanni GENTILE
SOLIPSISM :
A superlative translation of
Giovanni Gentile's stunning tour de force of philosophical thought
that has not been not published in English since 1922. "The
Theory of Mind as Pure Act" stands out as one of the
most thought-provoking and rewarding works of philosophy of the
modern age, ranking with classics such as Hegel's 'Phenomenology'
and the 'Tractatus' of Wittgenstein. Gentile presents
us with the most thorough-going solipsism, and only Fichte's
'Science of Knowledge' is comparable in the Absolute nature
of its Idealism. The World is only a Monologue in our mind, and
nothing outside us "really" exists in itself. Outlandish
though this may sound, Gentile argues his points so cogently
it is difficult to refute what he asserts so eloquently.
"What word is there, though it sound for an instant only
in the secrecy of our soul; what grain of sand is there, buried
it may be in the ocean depths; what star is there, imagined to
exist beyond every possible limit, beyond all astronomical observation;
which does not concur with, and which is not concentred in, that
One in relation to which all is thinkable? What would our body
be, our body as we represent it empirically, could we not think
of it as a point around which the whole of nature which is indefinite
gravitates?" [Click on Textual Extract
for more by Gentile]
FEATURES :
An Introductory Essay
"Giovanni Gentile" by Prof. E. d'Araille, about the
life and work of this Italian thinker, not neglecting to discuss
his relationship to the Fascist administration of the time.
A Brief Bibliography of his works - and of some about
him. The original Translator's Note (1921) by H. Wildon
Carr. The original "Dedication" to Benedetto
Croce by Gentile. Three Author's Prefaces (to the
1st, 2nd and 3rd editions). Textual Annotations and an
Index of Names at the end.
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