Adriano Tilgher (philosopher)
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Adriano Tilgher was an Italian philosopher
and essayist.
, Campania
).
After studying law, he dedicated himself to journalism and essay writing. He was a theatre critic for various daily Roman newspapers between 1915 and 1925, proving himself a sharp interpreter of dramatic texts. He is known for his view of the theatre of Luigi Pirandello
, which he interpreted as an expression of the contrast between Life (la Vita) and Form (la Forma), a view Pirandello adopted as his own. In numerous works containing philosophical content, he revealed his own relativistic and irrational understanding of life and refuted all types of metaphysics
.
Her wrote the book "Storia del concetto di lavoro nella civiltà occidentale (homo faber)", Rome 1924 (reprinted) 1944 and Bologna 1983; english Translation (by Dorothy Canfield Fisher); "Work, what it has meant to men through the ages" , New York 1931 (reprinted 1958, 1977).
He died in Rome in 1941.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and essayist.
Biography
Tilgher was born in Resina (now ErcolanoErcolano
Ercolano is a town and comune in the province of Naples, Campania . It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The medieval town of Resina was built on the volcanic material left by the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed the ancient...
, Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
).
After studying law, he dedicated himself to journalism and essay writing. He was a theatre critic for various daily Roman newspapers between 1915 and 1925, proving himself a sharp interpreter of dramatic texts. He is known for his view of the theatre of Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934, for his "bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage." Pirandello's works include novels, hundreds of short stories, and about 40 plays, some of which are written...
, which he interpreted as an expression of the contrast between Life (la Vita) and Form (la Forma), a view Pirandello adopted as his own. In numerous works containing philosophical content, he revealed his own relativistic and irrational understanding of life and refuted all types of metaphysics
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
.
Her wrote the book "Storia del concetto di lavoro nella civiltà occidentale (homo faber)", Rome 1924 (reprinted) 1944 and Bologna 1983; english Translation (by Dorothy Canfield Fisher); "Work, what it has meant to men through the ages" , New York 1931 (reprinted 1958, 1977).
He died in Rome in 1941.