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Giuseppe Mazzini

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872) was an Italian philosopher, writer, and political activist whose "Duties of Man" (1860) argued that individual rights were inseparable from collective moral obligations to nation and humanity. As a central figure in the Risorgimento, he founded the secret society Young Italy and penned works like "On the Duties of Man" and "Faith and the Future," combining romantic nationalism with a revolutionary vision of European democratic republicanism. His thought profoundly influenced later liberal and idealist movements, merging literary romanticism with a philosophical call for spiritual and political regeneration.

33 summaries in the archive

19th Century The Death of an Institution (La morte di un’istituzione) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini argues that the papacy, as a temporal power, stands in opposition to the principles of liberty, national…

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19th Century Reaction and Democracy (La reazione e la democrazia) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Reaction and Democracy is a political treatise by Giuseppe Mazzini, the Italian patriot, philosopher, and leading figure of…

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19th Century The Roman Republic of 1849 (La Repubblica romana del 1849) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

The Roman Republic of 1849 is an account of the short-lived revolutionary state declared in Rome on 9…

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19th Century The Pope in the Nineteenth Century (Le pape au dix-neuvième siècle) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

The work is presented as a collection of writings addressing what Mazzini terms 'the Religious Question,' a subject…

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19th Century Memories of Giuseppe Mazzini to the Italians (Ricordi di Giuseppe Mazzini agli Italiani) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

The book is Mazzini's direct address to the Italian people, written as a retrospective account of his life's…

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19th Century Thoughts upon Democracy – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Thoughts upon Democracy is a political essay by Giuseppe Mazzini, the Italian revolutionary and leading figure of the…

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19th Century To the Italians (Agli italiani) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

To the Italians is a political essay by Giuseppe Mazzini, written during his years of exile in London.

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19th Century To Pius IX, Supreme Pontiff (A Pio IX. pontefice massimo) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini wrote the letter as both a political statement and a personal appeal to the pontiff who had…

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19th Century Letter of Giuseppe Mazzini (Lettera di Giuseppe Mazzini) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini presents patriotism as a divine mission, describing the fatherland as the home where God has placed people…

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19th Century Autobiographical Notes (Note autobiografiche) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Autobiographical Notes is a posthumously published collection of writings by Giuseppe Mazzini, the Italian revolutionary, patriot, and political…

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19th Century To Messrs. Tocqueville and Falloux, Ministers of France (Ai signori Tocqueville e Falloux, ministri di Francia) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

This work is an open political letter written in 1849 by Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini to French ministers…

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19th Century Mazzini’s Letters to Daniel Manin – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini argues against Manin's acceptance of monarchical unification, insisting the Italian people must achieve liberation through popular action.

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19th Century Essays – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

This book is a collection of essays by Giuseppe Mazzini, presented as a single volume that brings together…

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19th Century Giovanni Maria Mastai, Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai, Papa Pio IX) – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini writes not a neutral biography but a political and moral reckoning, examining Pius IX's actions according to…

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19th Century The Socialism and Unsociability of Thomas Carlyle – Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Mazzini

Mazzini argues that Carlyle's emphasis on heroic leadership and his distrust of popular movements undermine the very cause…

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