Scepsi e mito in Remo Cantoni

Matteo Gargani XIX (2024), 2 Saggio Skepticism and Myth in Remo Cantoni. The author examines three essays by Remo Cantoni (1914-1978), written in the 1940s, which focus on the relationship between skepticism and myth. The author argues that, for Cantoni, skepticism and myth represent two fundamental polarities of thought.The hypothesis that reason might ultimately overcome […]

Tra storia e ragione: Giambattista Vico e la promessa di un mito classico

01/12/2016 Almut-Barbara Renger XI (2016), 2 Saggio Starting from Vico’s thought, my attempt in the present paper is to examine the primary tension between rational identity and historical difference within the European tradition. In this way, I want to establish Vico’s usefulness for a reconsideration of mythic, religious and even national pluralism. Upon adumbrating my […]