Lucio Colletti
Encyclopedia
Lucio Colletti was one of the most important Italian
philosophers of the twentieth century, and one of a select few to be known also outside Italy. Colletti started to be known outside Italy because of a long interview that Marxist historian Perry Anderson
published in the New Left Review
in 1974.
Colletti studied philosophy at the University of Messina
with the Marxist philosopher Galvano Della Volpe
. Coletti was well-known as a critic of Hegelian idealism and also became a noted critic of Marxism
.
Colletti changed very often his political beliefs and abandoned many of his early Marxist beliefs. Colletti joined the Italian Communist Party
(PCI) in 1949 and emerged as an important cultural party figure. In 1964, Coletti left the PCI because the break with its semi-Stalinist past was leading in what he called a "patently rightward direction." In the 1970s he was among the supporters of Socialist leader Bettino Craxi
. From 1996 until his death he was elected in the list of Forza Italia
, Silvio Berlusconi
's rightwing political party, in the Italian parliament.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
philosophers of the twentieth century, and one of a select few to be known also outside Italy. Colletti started to be known outside Italy because of a long interview that Marxist historian Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson
Perry Anderson is a British Leftist intellectual, historian, and political essayist. He is often identified with the post-1956 Western Marxism of the New Left in Europe. He is Professor of History and Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles and an editor of the New Left Review. He...
published in the New Left Review
New Left Review
New Left Review is a 160-page journal, published every two months from London, devoted to world politics, economy and culture. Often compared to the French-language Les Temps modernes, it is associated with Verso Books , and regularly features the essays of authorities on contemporary social...
in 1974.
Colletti studied philosophy at the University of Messina
University of Messina
The University of Messina is a public university located in Messina, Italy, and founded in 1548. The university is organized in 11 Faculties.-History:...
with the Marxist philosopher Galvano Della Volpe
Galvano Della Volpe
Galvano Della Volpe was an Italian professor of philosophy and Marxist theorist. In Italy, his work was seen by many as a 'scientific' alternative to the Gramscian Marxism which the PCI had claimed as its guide...
. Coletti was well-known as a critic of Hegelian idealism and also became a noted critic of Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
.
Colletti changed very often his political beliefs and abandoned many of his early Marxist beliefs. Colletti joined the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(PCI) in 1949 and emerged as an important cultural party figure. In 1964, Coletti left the PCI because the break with its semi-Stalinist past was leading in what he called a "patently rightward direction." In the 1970s he was among the supporters of Socialist leader Bettino Craxi
Bettino Craxi
Benedetto Craxi was an Italian politician, head of the Italian Socialist Party from 1976 to 1993, the first socialist President of the Council of Ministers of Italy from 1983 to 1987.-Political career:...
. From 1996 until his death he was elected in the list of Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
, Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's rightwing political party, in the Italian parliament.
Selected publications
- “The Theory of the Crash”. Telos 13 (Fall 1972). New York: Telos Press.
- 1972 (1974) From Rousseau to Lenin
- 1973 (1979) Marxism and Hegel