Pareyson e Galimberti: il dovere della libertà

The Italian philosopher Pareyson began teaching at the classical Liceo in Cuneo in October 1940. In Cuneo, Pareyson met the lawyer Tancredi (Duccio) Galimberti, with whom he became friends and formed, together with his colleague Leonardo Ferrero, the first Cuneo nucleus of the Partito d’Azione, an opponent of the fascist regime according to a democratic, republican and pro-European political line, in which traditional political ideologies were overcome. Tomatis presents here a critical edition of a letter sent in 1944 by the philosopher to the lawyer and politician, who had distinguished himself singularly in the fight against the German invasion of Italy and against fascism, proclaimed a national hero after his death on December 3, 1944. The letter reveals their shared interest in the philosopher Pascal and in existentialist questions in general. In his commentary, Tomatis reconstructs Pareyson’s cultural, educational, and political activity during the Resistance period (1940-1945), also recalling his references to Galimberti’s thought and action, particularly through the formation and command of the Giustizia e Libertà partisan groups.