Benedetto Croce

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Benedetto Croce born?February 25, 1866, Pescara, Italy
2. When did Benedetto Croce die?November 20, 1952, Rome, Italy
3. Who was Benedetto Croce?Benedetto Croce was an Italian thinker, philosopher, historian, and politician who helped shape Italy's democracy.
4. What did Croce believe about history and ideas?He believed that everything happens in history and that we learn by seeing how ideas grow over time.

Absolute Historicism: Croce's philosophical view that all reality is historical and can only be understood through historical context and the unfolding of spirit.
Aesthetics: The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty and art.
Laissez-faire: An economic doctrine advocating for minimal government intervention in business and markets.