Nicola Abbagnano was an Italian existential philosopher. Nicola Abbagnano was born in Salerno. He studied in Naples and taught at Turin. In 1972 he moved to Milan, where he collaborated to Indro Montanelli's "Il Giornale". For a short while, he was assessor for culture in the "comune" of Milan. From 1952, together with Norberto Bobbio, he was co-director of "Rivista di filosofia". Abbagnano's philosophy was defined by himself "positive existentialism". Wikipedia
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