Piero Gobetti

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Piero Gobetti (Italian:

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Early life and education

Gobetti was born in Turin. A student of law at the University of Turin, he set up his own review Energie Nove (New Energies) in 1918. There, he promoted the cause of radical cultural and political renewal, aligning himself with the many critics of liberal parliamentary politics. Drawing upon the idealist philosophy of Benedetto Croce, Gobetti identified cultural change with a spiritual transformation that would unite public and private life. He also attached himself to causes such as educational reform and votes for women led by the independent deputy Gaetano Salvemini.

Career

In 1920, Gobetti was influenced by

and Gramsci's argument that they constituted a new revolutionary subject, Gobetti gave up editing Energie Nove in order to rethink his commitments.

In 1922, Gobetti began publishing a new review,

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liberal anti-fascism

and his conviction that the Italian people could learn to reject the insular nature of fascist culture by means of an education in European culture.

Death and legacy

For his rigid opposition to fascism, Gobetti's review was closed down and he himself was assaulted by fascist thugs. He was beaten up in 1925 and escaped to Paris early the next year. He died at age 24 in Neuilly-sur-Seine of a heart attack in February 1926, perhaps brought on by the injuries he had received after the severe beating by fascist Blackshirts.^[2][3] He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Following his death and despite his relatively few writings, Gobetti became a symbol of liberal anti-fascism, inspiring intellectuals such as Carlo Levi and Norberto Bobbio. In Florestano Vancini's film The Assassination of Matteotti (1973), Gobetti is played by Stefano Oppedisano.

See also

• Classical radicalism
• Liberal socialism
• Social liberalism

References

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3. ISBN 978-0199380541
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Further reading

• Martin, James (2006). "Piero Gobetti's Agonistic Liberalism" (PDF). History of European Ideas. pp. 205–222.
• Roberts, David D. (1982). "Frustrated Liberals: De Ruggiero, Gobetti, and the challenge of Socialism". Canadian Journal of History. 63 (17): 46.
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• Ward, David (2010). Piero Gobetti's New World: Antifascism, Liberalism, Writing. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

External links

• Centro studi Piero Gobetti (in Italian)
• Media related to Piero Gobetti at Wikimedia Commons