Antonio Banfi

This article is about the Italian philosopher. For other uses, see Banfi.

Antonio Banfi
Born(1910-08-11)11 August 1910
Vimercate, Kingdom of Italy
Died22 July 1957(1957-07-22) (aged 70)
Milan, Italy
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
InstitutionsUniversity of Milan
Senator of the Republic
In office
8 May 1948 – 22 July 1957
ConstituencyLombardy

Antonio Banfi (30 September 1886 – 22 July 1957) was an Italian philosopher and politician. He is also noted for founding the Italian philosophical school called critical rationalism.

Although influenced by the neo-Kantians in Marburg and Edmund Husserl, whom he knew personally, Banfi moved away from idealism and instead focused on Marxism, in particular historical materialism. Banfi joined the Italian Communist Party in 1947. He was elected to the Italian Senate in 1948 and again in 1953.

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