*PhD student of Philosophy University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. E-mail: giuliamillet@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-0970 The two souls of Schopenhauerism: analysis of new historiographical categories Le due anime dello schopenhauerismo: analisi delle nuove categorie storiografiche Giulia Miglietta* Abstract: The Wirkungsgeschichte of Schopenhauerism is a complex mixture of events, encounters, influences and transformations. In order to orient oneself concerning such an articulated phenomenon, it is necessary to have valid hermeneutical tools at hand. In this contribution, I propose a reading of the Wirkungsgeschichte of Schopenhauerism through new and effective historiographical categories that resulted from the research conducted by the Interdepartmental Research Centre on Arthur Schopenhauer and his School at the University of Salento. On the one hand, I will refer to Domenico Fazio’s studies on the Schopenhauer-Schule and, on the other, to Fabio Ciracì’s research on the reception of Schopenhauer’s philosophy in Italy. This approach will reveal how the formulation of the so- called “two souls” of Schopenhauerism, the romantic and the illuministic, allows us to unravel the multifaceted panorama of the Wirkungsgeschichte of Schopenhauerian philosophy, in line with the subdivision within the Schopenhauer-Schule of metaphysical and heretical thinkers. Keyword: Schopenhauer; Wirkungsgeschichte; Illuministic soul; Romantic soul; Historiographical categories. Abstract: La Wirkungsgeschichte dello schopenhauerismo si presenta come una complessa costellazione di eventi, incontri, influenze e trasformazioni. Per orientarsi in un fenomeno così articolato è necessario disporre di validi strumenti ermeneutici. Con il presente contributo si propone una lettura della storia degli effetti dello schopenhauerismo attraverso nuove ed efficaci categorie storiografiche emerse dalle ricerche condotte dal Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca su Arthur Schopenhauer e la sua scuola dell’Università del Salento. In particolare, il riferimento è, da un lato, agli studi di Domenico Fazio sulla Schopenhauer-Schule e, dall’altro, alle ricerche di Fabio Ciracì sulla ricezione della filosofia schopenhaueriana in Italia. Si mostrerà come la formulazione delle cosiddette “due anime” dello schopenhauerismo, una romantica e una illuministica, consente di districarsi nel variegato panorama della storia degli effetti della filosofia schopenhaueriana, in continuità con la suddivisione all’interno della Scuola di Schopenhauer tra pensatori metafisici ed eretici. Keyword: Schopenhauer; Wirkungsgeschichte; Anima illuministica; Anima romantica; Categorie storiografiche New research contributions to Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy Recent studies on the reception of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy, besides being valuable contributions on the historical-philosophical level, provide us with new historiographical categories through which we may read and interpret the ideas of thinkers who, in many different ways, have independently developed Schopenhauer’s philosophy. This research is conducted by the Interdepartmental Research Centre on Arthur Schopenhauer and his School at the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy) by Domenico M. UFSM Voluntas: Revista Internacional de Filosofia DOI: 10.5902/2179378661962 Santa Maria, v.11, n. 3, p. 207-223 ISSN 2179-3786 Fluxo contínuo Submissão: 25/10/2020 Aprovação: 06/01/2021 Publicação: 15/01/2021