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Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce.
In his "philosophy of the spirit," Benedetto Croce divided the practical forms of the spirit into two categories:
- Economic (or utilitarian): This form concerns individual or particular interests.1
- Ethical: This form concerns universal interests.1
These practical forms, alongside the theoretical forms (aesthetic and logical), constitute the moments of the spirit within his philosophical system.1