Il pensiero filosofico e politico di Vito D'Ondes Reggio

My thesis focuses on the philosophical and political thought of Baron Vito D’Ondes Reggio (Palermo, 1811 - Florence, 1885). The first chapter is about the baron's life, with special emphasis on his intellectual formation, the sources of his thought, and his specific contribution to the pivotal events in Italian history of the 19th century in which he took part: from the Sicilian Revolution of 1848 to his work as a deputy of the Kingdom of Italy; from his parliamentary resignation after the "capture of Rome" (20 September 1870) to the foundation of the "Work of the Congress" (1874). The second chapter analyses his philosophical thought concerning the relationship between the individual, society, and the State. Finally, the third and last chapter introduces D’Ondes Reggio’s theories concerning the “natural” origin of property and his arguments against the “convenitionalist” position.