Abstract

This paper aims to present the interpretation of "Così è (se vi pare)" (1918) given by Karl Löwith in his habilitation thesis, namely "L'individuo nel ruolo del co-uomo" (1928). The investigation of Pirandello's role within the framework of Löwith's "Mitanthropologie" («With-Anthropology») also equates to the demonstration of his presence in the European philosophical landscape of his age. The description of the basic features of the "Mitanthropologie", i.e. a phenomenology of the relationality (§ 1), will be followed by the investigation of the role played by Pirandello within such a theoretical framework (§ 2). In particular, I will try to emphasize the philosophical meaning of Pirandello's topics (first and foremost the idea of an "Alsmensch" - i.e., «maskman» - personified by the character of Signora Ponza) comparing them with Heidegger's existential analytic and his idea of "Dasein" (§ 3). The final goal of this attempt is the possible accomplishment of an anthropological paradigm, that within Löwith's habilitation thesis is just sketched (§ 4).