vincenzo gioberti

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born April 5, 1801, Turin, Piedmont died Nov. 26, 1852, Paris, France Italian philosopher and politician whose writings helped bring about the unification of the Italian states. Ordained a priest (1825), he became court chaplain of Sardinia (1831), but was briefly imprisoned (1833) for involvement in a republican plot. He exiled himself to Paris and Brussels, where he published works advocating a united Italy headed by the pope. He returned to Italy in 1847 and became premier of Sardinia-Piedmont (1848-49). His philosophy centered on his concept of being and is termed "ontologism

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Vin·cen·zo gioberti