Gian Domenico Romagnosi

Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761-1835)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.

The record lists Gian Domenico Romagnosi as Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761-1835).

Gian Domenico Romagnosi was born at Salsomaggiore Terme in 1761. He studied at University of Parma.

Enlightenment argument moved philosophy into public life: it was now about government, rights and religion as much as metaphysics.

His academic posts were held at University of Parma, University of Pisa and University of Padua.

Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.

Gian Domenico Romagnosi died in 1835, aged 74. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.

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