Civic Humanism is one de most relevant theories in present day political philosophy. Its main characteristics are the rejection of radical individualism, the emphasis on the social and political responsibility of citizens, and the consideration that the realisation of a mature personality is only possible through communities on pre-political and pre-economical levels. The author of this paper maintains that there is a continuity from the start of Civic Humanism in Renaissance until its revival in XX Century. He defends as well (...) that the philosophical roots of Civic Humanism can be found in the aristotelian practical philosophy, especially in the notions of good citizen, good life, common good and teleological praxis. (shrink)

The conceptual roots of the Hegelian dialectic are already presente in the Kantian transcendental philosophy, and especially in the Foreword to the first edition of the Critique of Pure Reason. This is the reason why one can speak about the Circle of circles in the context of the critical philosophy. Furthermore, the Kantian transcendental philosophy is the main conceptual background of every substantial direction of thought in the XX Century.