Giorgio Del Vecchio was an Italian legal philosopher who shaped twentieth-century jurisprudence through a Neo-Kantian approach to the philosophy of law. He held professorships at several Italian universities, served as rector of the University of Rome, and founded the International Journal of Philosophy of Law. Del Vecchio argued that law could not be understood merely by observing legal phenomena as they exist, proposing instead that legal philosophy must pursue logical, phenomenological and ontological inquiry to grasp the nature of law and justice. His book Justice was especially influential, shaping the work of later theorists including the Italian legal philosopher Norberto Bobbio.
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RoleProminent Italian legal philosopher of the early 20th century 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why did Giorgio Del Vecchio lose his university professorship twice?
He lost it in 1938 to the fascists because he was a Jew, and in 1944 to anti-fascists who accused him of early fascist sympathies.
According to his Wikipedia biography, Del Vecchio lost his professorship twice and for opposite reasons. In 1938 the fascist authorities removed him because he was a Jew. In 1944 anti-fascists removed him because he was accused of sympathizing with fascism early in his career. The same account says he initially adhered to fascism, as many Italian philosophers of law did, but removed himself from fascist ideology early on.
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Among others, he influenced the theories of Norberto Bobbio.
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Giorgio Del Vecchio (26 August 1878 - 28 November 1970) was a prominent Italian legal philosopher of the early 20th century.
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Del Vecchio argued that law could not be understood merely by observing legal phenomena as they exist, proposing instead that legal philosophy must pursue logical, phenomenological and ontological inquiry to grasp the nature of law and justice.
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was a prominent Italian legal philosopher of the early
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Wikidata Q1130472, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1878
Wikidata Q1130472, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1878-08-26
Wikidata Q1130472, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1970
Wikidata Q1130472, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1970-11-28
Wikidata Q1130472, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Bologna
Wikidata Q1130472, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Genoa
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