The case of Philip the Fair (first part)
In a short time, in deliberate contrast with the upcoming celebrations of the Italian republic, born from the ashes of that cosmic war that marked the end of the great European civilization, with Evola we will return to the theme of Monarchy. Let's see, beforehand, an inverted and subversive example: that of Philip IV of France, said the Beautiful (1268-1314), which was precisely during the twenty years, by someone, considered a sort of “fascist king” before the letter, o before the letter, as Evola tells us in the French language. One of the many misunderstandings and blunders mentioned, even in those years, the lack of a correct approach and background preparation in the traditional sense exposed many personalities, sometimes even significant. Evola shows us the subverting function of Philip the Handsome, in this mini-essay which we divide into two parts. From the disintegration of medieval civilization to the secularization and secularization of the State; from bureaucratic centralization to the plutocratic transformation of the economy, the story of the Capetian sovereign in this first part is the description of a collapse towards the abyss, of an anti-traditional and anti-aristocratic action that was to pave the way for the French Revolution and the advent of modern civilization, “in the worst sense of the word, that is, as a synonym of the civilization of anti-tradition and of the deconsecrated and materialized man“.
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by Julius Evola
taken from “Vita Italiana”, XXIX, 341, August 1941
It's a curious thing, but therefore not without its meaning, that the figure of Philip the Fair has been recalled on various occasions today, sometimes in relation to the anti-Jewish campaign, sometimes in dealing with the origins of the modern state. It even happened that someone called Philip the Handsome a "pre-fascist king", meaning fascist before the letter, that is, a precursor of some aspects of Fascism. In all this you have, therefore, in our opinion, proof of the lack of principles typical of certain environments, of the confusions that arise from the bad habit of filming, for contingent purposes, sporadic reasons, neglecting to obtain serious knowledge on the topics and to delve into the true meaning of the eras or men to which we are referring. We do not believe it is uninteresting examine, Who, precisely, the case of Philip the Fair, which is very useful for clarifying these misunderstandings and for making us understand a very tragic and sad turning point in European history, the consequences of which are far from being over.
It was presented on Saturday afternoon 6 Stelio Fergola's book entitled "The anti-racist deception - How progressivism kills identities and peoples" will also be published in Verona in April, Editions Passage to the woods, 224 pages (€15).
This essay takes up the position on Savonarola expressed by our Matteo Castagna in his book, which still continues to spark discussion and which some students would like to translate into English and French.
Already in its first reprint, the first book by Matteo Castagna, for Solfanelli editions, it is an essay on political theology, extremely documented (beyond 600 note in calce) which analyzes the political and ecclesial history of the 20th century, providing new elements e, in some cases, unknown to most, to face today in the light of the Catholic Faith in its traditional meaning. An important book, of high level, which cost two years of work, capable of surprising in some of his analyses, certainly profound and some original, written to stimulate historical debate, theological, cultural, politico.
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