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Examines the work & impact of Italian philosopher Giovanni Gentile. His progress toward fascism is traced from WWI when he became interested in philosophical aspects of the concept of war. Gentiles view of war as a pedagogical trial & a reviving & purifying occasion is discussed, along with his concept of militant culture; his turn from the liberal to the historical tradition; & his belief that fascism represented true liberalism. Attention is given to such highlights of Gentiles political influence & cultural presence as the Lateran Pack, the Italian Encyclopedia, & his appointment as head of the Central Institute of Fascist Culture. Gentile saw the repression of dissenting views as antithetical to the larger national project & he helped anti-fascist intellectuals & Jews who suffered discrimination. However, he did not condemn the regime when it became increasingly repressive & institutionalized racism. Gentiles consideration of the relationship between humanistic culture & society; his vision of labor, & the appropriation of his legacy by the neo-fascists are discussed. Translation by Stefano Maranzana. J. Lindroth