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  • Flavio Felice (Torino, 15 maggio 1969) è dal 2016 professore ordinario di Storia delle dottrine politiche all'Univers... moreedit
This article analyses Italian Catholic and anti-fascist political theorist Luigi Sturzo’s (1871-1959) notion of liberty and competitive inclusion within the tradition of political culture called popularism, one of the roots of European... more
This article analyses Italian Catholic and anti-fascist political theorist Luigi Sturzo’s (1871-1959) notion of liberty and competitive inclusion within the tradition of political culture called popularism, one of the roots of European integration experiment started after the Second World War. Sturzian popularism, close to German Ordoliberal theory, questions the notion of people considered as a single undifferentiated mass in order to consider them in their plurality as induvials. Such pluralism safeguards the “virtuous circle of inclusive institutions”, using social scientists Daron Acemoglu’s and James A. Robinson’s terminology, and presupposes the value of individual consciences as the basis for competitive inclusive institutions.
Partiendo del tema provocador del «Riesgo de libertad», el autor cruza la dicotomía formal-sustancial con la institucional-social, utilizando la contribución de Alexis de Tocqueville y Luigi Sturzo, respectivamente, en relación con el... more
Partiendo del tema provocador del «Riesgo de libertad», el autor cruza la dicotomía formal-sustancial con la institucional-social, utilizando la contribución de Alexis de Tocqueville y Luigi Sturzo, respectivamente, en relación con el «principio de asociación» y de «plurarquía- poliarquía» como expresiones institucionales en las que se realiza el ejercicio de la libertad y se manifiesta su pasión por ella. Con este artículo pretendemos subrayar la conexión entre «pasión» y «riesgo» de libertad, señalando que en una sociedad abierta el mayor «riesgo» que implica la libertad es que las personas abdican de su papel como ciudadanos soberanos y renuncian para ser libre, entregar el cetro a demasiados «masanielli» que, en nombre del pueblo, han presentado la pretensión de gobernarlo como un pastor que gobierna su rebaño.
Recensione a Cass R. Sunstein, <em>Sulla libertà</em>, Einaudi, Torino 2020, pp. 104.
An introduction to the proceedings of 2014 first CRF international conference in which the basis of the question of matter in contemporary age are discussed by taking reference to history of ancient and modern philosoph
L'articolo prende in esame la grande questione sociale relativa al vivere civile nel nostro Paese, assumendo come punto di vista la 48° edizione delle Settimane Sociali dei cattolici italiani, svoltasi a Cagliari dal 26 al 29... more
L'articolo prende in esame la grande questione sociale relativa al vivere civile nel nostro Paese, assumendo come punto di vista la 48° edizione delle Settimane Sociali dei cattolici italiani, svoltasi a Cagliari dal 26 al 29 ottobre 20017 che ha interessato in maniera precipua e in piena autonomia l’opera dei laici nella Chiesa. Se assumiamo il tema del lavoro come elemento centrale, non possiamo non constatare come esso susciti risposte e reazioni di differente prospettiva culturale, sia da parte degli ambienti istituzionali sia di larghi settori della società civile.
Atti del Secondo Colloquio internazionale di Dottrina sociale della Chiesa, organizzato dall\u2019Area di recerca \u201cCaritas in Veritate\u201d della Pontificia Universit\ue0 Lateranense
Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer, two founding fathers of European integration, shared a bilingual culture, a strong Catholic faith, and a market-oriented economic approach based on the prin- ciple of subsidiarity. We analyse the... more
Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer, two founding fathers of European integration, shared a bilingual culture, a strong Catholic faith, and a market-oriented economic approach based on the prin- ciple of subsidiarity. We analyse the reflections on European eco- nomic integration by the Italian values-grounded liberals Luigi Sturzo and Luigi Einaudi and by the German social market economists Al- fred Muller-Armack and Wilhelm Ropke, all of whom influenced the policies of De Gasperi and Adenauer and their contributions to the Treaty of Rome. The conclusion draws lessons for the present and future state of the European Union.
If, in the period immediately following the Second World War, the social market economy represented the attempt to implement the theoretical principles identified and developed by the authors of “Ordo”, of the Frieburg school, we ask... more
If, in the period immediately following the Second World War, the social market economy represented the attempt to implement the theoretical principles identified and developed by the authors of “Ordo”, of the Frieburg school, we ask whether today, as well, the model of the social market economy (SME) is able to respond to the challenges coming from a political and economic context that is inevitably changed. The process of European integration owes much to those principles and attempts at implementation of the same. Much, then, has been done, but even more remains to be done and, as “each horizon calls to a new horizon”, each problem refers us to the solution of new problems. For this reason, we have pondered the new challenges that await both the pure theorists and the policy-makers who take the social market economy as their model of inspiration. For this reason, we have centered our reflection on a paradigm whose components are: poverty, inclusion, institutions.
The author begins from the Carta of Bologna on Food Waste, in order to connect into the great themes in the Encyclical Laudato si’ on the environmental problem underlying the wider human ecological issues. Thus, several characters, which... more
The author begins from the Carta of Bologna on Food Waste, in order to connect into the great themes in the Encyclical Laudato si’ on the environmental problem underlying the wider human ecological issues. Thus, several characters, which stigmatize the contemporary crisis aimed at undermining and disfiguring “the house we inhabit”, are identified. Also brought into focus are several objectives, suggested in the Encyclical, against institutional solutions that do not involve personal responsibility, but are dictated by predatory consumerism or by the practice of the technocratic paradigm. These are more adapted to manipulate and enjoy reality rather than to educate and improve things for the common good. Key words: environment, ecology, consumerism, technocratic paradigm, common good.
"Il Pensiero Storico. Rivista internazionale di storia delle idee", n. 8, 2/2020.
In recent years Europe and Latin America have increased their relationships in a multidi-mensional spectrum where economic, social and cultural interactions are strengthening. Concrete platforms of integration and collaboration between... more
In recent years Europe and Latin America have increased their relationships in a multidi-mensional spectrum where economic, social and cultural interactions are strengthening. Concrete platforms of integration and collaboration between both regions are emerging. In this context, Peru is (again) becoming a central player in the Latin American history, particularly due to its leadership role in the Pacific Alliance initiative, which represents the most ambitious integration initiative in Latin America. Considering this, we think it appropriate to initiate with Peru a process of mutual understanding. The work analyzes the “economic constitutions” of the European Union and Peru. The analysis shows that the principle of subsidiarity and the other underlying principles of the social market economy appear in both economic constitutions as breakthrough elements for a deeper integration and cooperation between the two regions.
What do we mean by “civil” and “civil society”? This paper attempts to describe a complex notion of “civil economy” in Sturzo’s theoretical perspective of the social market economy. According to this political theory, “civil” is not... more
What do we mean by “civil” and “civil society”? This paper attempts to describe a complex notion of “civil economy” in Sturzo’s theoretical perspective of the social market economy. According to this political theory, “civil” is not opposed to “market,” which is not opposed to “the political” (the state). Rather, instead of being the transmission belt between the state and market, civil is the galaxy in which we find also the market and the state (but not only), each with its own functions. This tradition – rooted in Christianity – was able to oppose both Nazi and communist totalitarianism, while many Catholics made an impossible attempt to exhume corporatism.
In his contribution “An Economist’s View of the Work of Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and its Influence on the Encyclical Rerum novarum” Daniel Eissrich highlights the beginnings of the church’s social doctrine. The paper gives an... more
In his contribution “An Economist’s View of the Work of Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and its Influence on the Encyclical Rerum novarum” Daniel Eissrich highlights the beginnings of the church’s social doctrine. The paper gives an overview about the development of the thought of Bishop Ketteler starting with the adaption of thomasian thought to the social question and finally leading to the rejection of both, capitalism and socialism. The paper compares the writings of Bishop Ketteler with the concrete positions of the later published encyclical Rerum novarum. With that not only the often cited influence of Ketteler on Rerum novarum is documented, but it also illustrates that the conception of catholic social teaching was widely influenced by the regional level of the church and not only a centralized Vatican issue.
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This paper is an attempt to present some key passages of Delfico's economic thought. We have considered it appropriate to focus chiefly on the Memoria sul libero commercio of 1797 and on the Ragionamento sulle carestie of 1818. Beginning... more
This paper is an attempt to present some key passages of Delfico's economic thought. We have considered it appropriate to focus chiefly on the Memoria sul libero commercio of 1797 and on the Ragionamento sulle carestie of 1818. Beginning with the Memoria and the Ragionamento, we have sought to study in depth those concepts which make the academic production of the philosopher from Teramo an example of how his economic thought, which was certainly not
L’articolo affronta il problema del liberalismo nel pensiero di Luigi Einaudi. L’economista e Presidente della repubblica ha nutrito un’idea di liberalismo come concezione complessiva della società. Un liberalismo che concepisce la... more
L’articolo affronta il problema del liberalismo nel pensiero di Luigi Einaudi. L’economista e Presidente della repubblica ha nutrito un’idea di liberalismo come concezione complessiva della società. Un liberalismo che concepisce la società (oltre che il mercato) come un “ordine spontaneo”, ma che allo stesso tempo, come nella migliore delle tradizioni dell’”economia sociale di mercato”, assegna allo Stato un ruolo decisivo per orientare l’economia di mercato verso principi di solidarietà e per difendere lo spazio invalicabile dentro il quale può radicarsi la libertà civile e può esprimersi la coscienza individuale. Libertà che, sulla scorta di Mill, Einaudi concepisce come la conditio sine qua non di quella discussione critica e di quel kantiano “antagonismo tra idee”, che è alla base del progresso sociale, conoscitivo e anche morale dell’umanità
L'articolo intende tematizzare il problema democrazia-autocrazia, ponendo al centro le s de, le insidie e le opportunità di fronte alle quali oggi è posto l'homo democraticus. A partire dalla consapevolezza della reversibilità dei... more
L'articolo intende tematizzare il problema democrazia-autocrazia, ponendo al centro le s de, le insidie e le opportunità di fronte alle quali oggi è posto l'homo democraticus. A partire dalla consapevolezza della reversibilità dei processi democratici, l'autore individua alcune ragioni della crisi che interessa buona parte dei sistemi democratici occidentali, evidenziando il cosiddetto "e etto rispecchiamento" che avrebbe spiazzato i valori classici della democrazia liberale, restituendone un'immagine caricaturale e repellente. In tal senso, nell'ambito delle scienze umane, si individuano i possibili rimedi per promuovere una cultura liberale capace di resistere alle scorribande dei nemici dichiarati della democrazia liberale e favorire un sistema istituzionale nel quale siano presenti luoghi di discussione critica dove poter nutrire gli ideali di libertà e di responsabilità
Alcide De Gasperi e Konrad Adenauer, due dei padri fondatori dell’integrazione europea, condivisero una cultura bilingue, una profonda fede cattolica e un approccio economico rivolto al mercato basato sul principio di sussidiarietà.... more
Alcide De Gasperi e Konrad Adenauer, due dei padri fondatori dell’integrazione
europea, condivisero una cultura bilingue, una profonda fede cattolica e un
approccio economico rivolto al mercato basato sul principio di sussidiarietà.
Abbiamo analizzato le riflessioni sull’integrazione economica europea del
cattolicesimo liberale italiano di Luigi Sturzo e di Luigi Einaudi e dell’economia
sociale di mercato dei pensatori tedeschi Alfred Müller-Armack e Wilhelm
Röpke, ciascuno dei quali influenzò le politiche di De Gasperi e di Adenauer e il
loro contributo al Trattato di Roma (1957). Le conclusioni tracciano un possibile
insegnamento per il presente e il futuro dell’Unione Europea.
Tommaso Sorgi: sulle orme di un uomo che ha segnato il suo tempo è il titolo del libro dedicato a Tommaso Sorgi: accademico, politico, amministratore locale, giornalista, dirigente del Movimento dei Focolari, un uomo che ha dato tanto... more
Tommaso Sorgi: sulle orme di un uomo che ha segnato il suo tempo è il titolo del
libro dedicato a Tommaso Sorgi: accademico, politico, amministratore locale,
giornalista, dirigente del Movimento dei Focolari, un uomo che ha dato tanto
alla cultura italiana e internazionale. L’autore ha selezionato quattro nodi
teorici, situazioni concettualmente problematiche, al fine di far dialogare la
posizione di Sorgi con alcune interpretazioni forniteci dalla teoria politica e
sociale contemporanea. Consapevole dell’arbitrarietà della scelta, l’autore ha
ritenuto che per comprendere l’opera e il lascito ideale di Sorgi sia necessario,
sebbene non ancora sufficiente, passare per i seguenti nodi: la politica come
impegno dell’anima; la persona come artefice del sociale; i “piccoli mondi”
come generatori del civile; e infine, la matrice teologica della società come
espressione dell’umano.
El artículo se fija el objetivo de considerar el término pueblo y autoridad en la perspectiva cristiana, con especial referencia a la perspectiva teórica del sociólogo-politólogo italiano Luigi Sturzo. A partir de la constatación de que... more
El artículo se fija el objetivo de considerar el término pueblo y
autoridad en la perspectiva cristiana, con especial referencia a la perspectiva
teórica del sociólogo-politólogo italiano Luigi Sturzo. A partir de la
constatación de que el compartir por parte del líder de las instancias de su
pueblo: “estar en medio de la gente” puede asumir diferentes significados,
a veces, contradictorios, el autor analiza el posible significado de la noción
“pueblo” en la tradición “populista” clásica y en la del “popularismo”, en
cuanto teoría política que nace como tentativo de Sturzo de situar dentro
de un contexto histórico los principios de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia.
Para que sea clara la relación-diferencia entre “populismo” – “popularismo”, el
autor introduce el concepto de “autoridad política” desarrollado por Sturzo,
el cual a una problemática noción de “we rationality” le opone una “concreta”
“racionalidad del yo”: el principio “unificador trascendente”, capaz de
trascender el propio interés inmediato para hacer propias las razones del otro
Partiendo del tema provocador del «Riesgo de libertad», el autor cruza la dicotomía formal-sustancial con la institucional-social, utilizando la contribución de Alexis de Tocqueville y Luigi Sturzo, respectivamente, en relación con el... more
Partiendo del tema provocador del «Riesgo de libertad», el
autor cruza la dicotomía formal-sustancial con la institucional-social,
utilizando la contribución de Alexis de Tocqueville y Luigi Sturzo, respectivamente, en relación con el «principio de asociación» y de «plurarquía-poliarquía» como expresiones institucionales en las que se realiza
el ejercicio de la libertad y se manifi esta su pasión por ella. Con este
artículo pretendemos subrayar la conexión entre «pasión» y «riesgo»
de libertad, señalando que en una sociedad abierta el mayor «riesgo»
que implica la libertad es que las personas abdican de su papel como
ciudadanos soberanos y renuncian para ser libre, entregar el cetro a
demasiados «masanielli» que, en nombre del pueblo, han presentado
la pretensión de gobernarlo como un pastor que gobierna su rebaño.
the article takes up the theme of peace not as the mere absence of war, but as the set of conditions that make it impracticable; an anachronistic institution that has been expunged from human history. For this reason, the task of the... more
the article takes up the theme of peace not as the mere absence of war, but as the set of conditions that make it impracticable; an anachronistic institution that has been expunged from human history. For this reason, the task of the social scientist, during a phase of war, is to think the unthinkable: how to organize institutions, so that the indispensable relations on which the governance of peace rests can be established? Referring to thinkers such as Luigi Einaudi, Wilhelm Röpke and Luigi Sturzo, the author argues that it is possible to implement a government of peace to the extent that the government of conflicts is channeled along the tracks of liberal and democratic institutions. At the base we have the recognition that these institutions are not exportable, depending on the human quality of those who populate them: the homo democraticus, whose skills can be transferred only by cultural contagion and not by weapons. The governance of peace requires a cultural conversion that passes through the repudiation of the «double morality» and the relative «dispensation» that would allow the «prince» of the moment to carry out the worst evils in the name of «reason of State». The governance of peace is a cultural operation that nourishes liberal and democratic institutions, in the conviction that si vis pacem, para institutiones.
the article aims to show how Friedrich August von Hayek’s federalist perspective meets the liberal claim, which denies the «primacy of politics» in favor of a polyarchic view of social order, where politics, economics and culture... more
the article aims to show how Friedrich August von Hayek’s federalist
perspective meets the liberal claim, which denies the «primacy of politics» in favor of a
polyarchic view of social order, where politics, economics and culture interfere with each
other and prevent the hegemonic claim of one sphere on the other. Hayek’s federalist
analysis is a part of a historic moment of great reconsideration of the international order
and intertwines with the analysis of other important liberal authors of his time. This is
true, in particular, with Lionel Robbins' economic theory, with Wilhelm Röpke’s notion of
Civitas humana and Luigi Einaudi’s criticism of the idea of sovereignty. The great enemy
of liberal principles, Hayek says, is totalitarianism. It makes politics «The Great All» and it
ends up sacrificing individual freedom on the altar for the «fatal conceit», promoted by
the great planner of the moment.
. The article aims to describe the well-known controversy that in 1954 saw involved the sociologist of politics Luigi Sturzo and the professor in Institutions of Roman Law, as well as mayor of Florence, Giorgio La Pira. The controversy... more
. The article aims to describe the well-known controversy that in 1954 saw involved the
sociologist of politics Luigi Sturzo and the professor in Institutions of Roman Law, as well as mayor
of Florence, Giorgio La Pira. The controversy between these eminent figures of the Catholic social
movement of the twentieth century still appears today paradigmatic of two different theoretical
approaches, even if united by a common tendency to the centrality of the human person. The
Social Market Economy and the principles of Ordoliberalism would seem to guide the analysis
of the Sicilian priest, with their corollary of economic freedom, anti-statism and constitutional
market rules. On the other hand, even if with the best intentions and for the common good,
public intervention, market orientation on the part of the government and political discretion in
the monetary and productions fields would seem to characterize the analysis of La Pira. Despite
the controversy that constituted a rift in the Italian Catholic world and still challenges social and
political scientists, we believe we can say that it was not the ends that the dissent between La Pira
and Sturzo regarded, but rather the means and ways to achieve them.
This article analyses Italian Catholic and anti-fascist political theorist Luigi Sturzo’s (1871-1959) notion of liberty and competitive inclusion within the tradition of political culture called popularism, one of the roots of European... more
This article analyses Italian Catholic and anti-fascist political theorist Luigi Sturzo’s (1871-1959) notion of liberty and competitive inclusion within the tradition of political culture called popularism, one of the roots of European integration experiment started after the Second
World War. Sturzian popularism, close to German Ordoliberal theory, questions the notion of people considered as a single undifferentiated mass in order to consider them in their plurality as induvials. Such pluralism safeguards the “virtuous circle of inclusive institutions”, using social scientists Daron Acemoglu’s and James A. Robinson’s terminology, and presupposes the value of individual consciences as the basis for competitive inclusive institutions.
In this article, the author intends to explore the attitude of Luigi Sturzo, the founder of the Italian Popular Party, towards the political phenomenon which was British Labour. Sturzo had recently moved to Great Britain, as an... more
In this article, the author intends to explore the attitude of Luigi Sturzo, the founder of the Italian Popular Party, towards the political phenomenon which was British Labour. Sturzo had recently moved to Great Britain, as an anti-fascist exile, and witnessed the formation of the first Labour Cabinet, headed by James Ramsey MacDonald in 1924. In his writings then and later, Sturzo highlights the original aspects of Labourism that made it so special compared with the tradition of continental socialism. In particular, Sturzo captures the gradualist and reformist traits of this political process, contrasting it with the revolutionary method of socialism. Sturzo interprets the Labour phenomenon as the legitimate claim of the different and contrasting interests of capital and labour, within the individual unions, and accepts the development of the free play of these interests so that they are "harmonised" on the field of politics and in governmental action. In Italy, a similar attempt took place on the ambiguous and ahistorical ground of corporativism of a fascist stamp. As was foreseen by Sturzo, but not by a good part of the Catholic intelligentsia of the time, the attempt failed miserably.
This paper seeks to relate a fundamental notion of political theory, “good government”, to a hypothetical form of governance: the outcome of a competingprocess of an indefinite number of good governments. This is the “Chained Leviathan”... more
This paper seeks to relate a fundamental notion of political theory, “good
government”, to a hypothetical form of governance: the outcome of a competingprocess of an indefinite number of good governments. This is the “Chained Leviathan” which draws on the tradition of the pre-humanist Italian municipal movement. Divided into four parts, each examines a particular aspect of the possible political reading of Lorenzetti’s well-known cycle: “Municipal life in Siena”, with its institutional framework; “The allegory of good government”, reread in the light of
a pre-humanist republican interpretation that sees self-government as the common good itself; “The effects of good government”, showing how “Security”, guided by
“Justice”, triggered by the cardinal virtues and protected by the theological virtues, is the basis of freedom and civil prosperity; “The ‘Red Queen’ and the effects of bad government”, underlining how “Tyranny”, triggered by vices and “vainglory”, is the main enemy of the human species and leads to war and generalised misery
... storici e teorici che lo renderebbero proponibile nel contesto attuale? L'Autore ne ripercorre la genesi, a partire dal quel filone del liberalismo europeo chiamato ordoliberalismo, fino all'originale... more
... storici e teorici che lo renderebbero proponibile nel contesto attuale? L'Autore ne ripercorre la genesi, a partire dal quel filone del liberalismo europeo chiamato ordoliberalismo, fino all'originale interpretazione di don Luigi Sturzo in Italia. Page 2. ...
Following the European Council which was held in Lisbon in March 2000, the heads of state or government launched the so-called "Lisbon Strategy", with the objective of making the EU most competitive economic area in the world... more
Following the European Council which was held in Lisbon in March 2000, the heads of state or government launched the so-called "Lisbon Strategy", with the objective of making the EU most competitive economic area in the world and to achieve full employment by 2010. This ambitious strategy has been developed over the years and today we can say that it is based on the following three pillars: an economic pillar, a social pillar and an environmental pillar. With particular reference to the first pillar, it is widely believed that the process of European unification, the establishment of "independent authorities", the creation of an economic area informed by the principle of competition that, starting from Rome, via Maastricht, reaches in Lisbon, have received a special impetus from the reflections of so-called German "Ordoliberals" of the first half of the twentieth century. The most original contribution of the Ordoliberals was to attack the problems of t...

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Danilo Breschi sviluppa un’attenta analisi storica del pensiero politico, situando al centro dell’indagine la variegata cultura politica italiana repubblicana, così come si è manifestata nell’intervallo di tempo che va dagli anni... more
Danilo Breschi sviluppa un’attenta analisi storica del pensiero
politico, situando al centro dell’indagine la variegata cultura politica
italiana repubblicana, così come si è manifestata nell’intervallo di tempo
che va dagli anni immediatamente successivi al crollo del fascismo a quelli
che precedettero le elezioni che proclamarono la nascita della Repubblica e
l’istituzione dell’Assemblea costituente; si tratta, dunque, di una storia
delle culture politiche
Con “I geni invisibili della democrazia. La cultura umanistica come presidio di libertà”, Enzo Di Nuoscio ci offre una profonda e articolata analisi su come si sviluppa la vita democratica nella nostra epoca; un’epoca in cui le persone... more
Con “I geni invisibili della democrazia. La cultura umanistica come
presidio di libertà”, Enzo Di Nuoscio ci offre una profonda e articolata analisi su come si sviluppa la vita democratica nella nostra
epoca; un’epoca in cui le persone sperimentano l’abbondanza delle
informazioni in loro possesso, ma avvertono anche il rischio di essere
risucchiati nella fallacia delle tante «buone ragioni di credere il falso».
Il libro di Di Nuoscio è il tentativo di svelare le insidie che da sempre
minacciano l’homo democraticus, indicando quei “geni invisibili” –
per dirla con le parole di Guglielmo Ferrero – che svolgono la funzione di sentinelle poste sui bastioni ideali della cittadella democratica,
la quale, per definizione, è luogo “aperto”, dunque, di fatto, esposto
alle minacce dei tanti suoi nemici
Un’opera di grande impatto sia per la tematica di cui si occupa sia per il momento storico nel quale l’editore italiano decide di rieditarlo. Si tratta di un’opera matura che giunge al termine di una riessione teorica che prende in... more
Un’opera di grande impatto sia per la tematica di cui si occupa
sia per il momento storico nel quale l’editore italiano decide
di rieditarlo. Si tratta di un’opera matura che giunge al termine di una riessione teorica che prende in considerazioni
i principali aspetti dell’economia internazionale, sul "nire
della tragedia della Seconda guerra mondiale. Röpke, al pari
di un’intera generazione di intellettuali liberali che si sono
spesi energicamente contro la valanga totalitaria che aveva
investito l’intero continente europeo, si interroga su quale
ordine internazionale, all’indomani di quell’immane dramma, possa interpretare l’istanza civile di chi immagina una
civitas humana al centro della quale sia posta la trascendente
dignità della persona umana, un sistema politico fondato su
istituzioni democratiche e un sistema economico conforme
al libero mercato