The Unity and Totality of Philosophy

Antonio Rosmini's "Prefaces" to the "Philosophical Pamphlets"

Abstract

The chief aim of this research is to examine the view that Antonio Rosmini formulates of the philosophy in his two Prefaces to his own Opuscoli filosofici, published in the years 1827-1828, which are the earliest writings of his philosophical production. The analysis of these Prefaces will highlight that Rosmini intends to renovate the philosophy since his earliest works and, in particular, he singles out some pivotal characteristics of the philosophical thought: unity, totality, and love.