In the history of thought, Nicola Abbagnano is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Nicola Abbagnano as Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).
Nicola Abbagnano was born at Salerno in 1901. His recorded nationality is Italy. He studied at University of Naples Federico II.
Around the turn of the twentieth century philosophy split into traditions that largely stopped reading one another.
His academic posts were held at University of Turin.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Italy matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Nicola Abbagnano died in 1990, aged 89. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Turin
- Fields: philosophy
