Phases of His Thought
There are a number who have developments his thought and career which defined his philosophy.
- The discovery of Actual Idealism in his work Theory of the Pure Act (1903)
- The political favour he felt for the invasion of Libya (1911) and the entry of Italy into World War I (1915)
- The dispute with Benedetto Croce over the historic inevitability of Fascism.
- His role as education minister (1923)
- His belief that Fascism could be made to be subservient to his thought and the gathering of influence through the work of such students as Ugo Spirito.
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