Leopardi e la distrazione: un’eredità pascaliana?
Journal title RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
Author/s Manlio Antonio Forni
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/3
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 443-466 File size 238 KB
DOI 10.3280/SF2025-003005
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Leopardi and Distraction: a Pascalian Heritage? This article aims to pre- sent the phenomenon of distraction (or divertissement) by comparing the perspectives of two classics of thought: Pascal and Leopardi. What does it mean to be distracted? How can this be done? What relationship does distraction have with human nature and with the theoretical apparatus of the two thinkers considered? To answer these ques- tions, the author puts into dialogue Pascal and Leopardi and the most relevant contem- porary critical voices on the topic, highlighting similarities and disagreements between the two modern intellectuals and trying to seize their main elements of originality.
Keywords: Distraction, Pascal, Leopardi, Imagination, Desire, Boredom.
Manlio Antonio Forni, Leopardi e la distrazione: un’eredità pascaliana? in "RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA" 3/2025, pp 443-466, DOI: 10.3280/SF2025-003005