Benedetto Croce and the tradition of the Neapolitan Hegelianism [Benedetto Croce et la tradition de l'hégélianisme napolitain]

The question at stake in this text is the relevance of the tradition of the Neapolitan Hegelianism in Benedetto Croce's philosophical education. Neapolitan Hegelianism school is culturally hegemonic at Naples after Italy unification, but it is declining at the end of the century when the opposite tendencies of positivism and neo-Kantism take over. These are the years of the young Croce's education. We'll focus on Croce's debt to the debate between positivism and neo-Kantism, whose motives will still determine last Croce's positions and choices.