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In note Q16 §2, Antonio Gramsci introduces us to truth-seeking as eroico furore (heroic fury), an active striving not simply to attain a particular form of knowledge but to form a conception of the world. Eroico furore, for Gramsci, is about the development of a sensibility and the forming of personality. As Gramsci puts it, ‘any new theory studied with “heroic fury” [eroico furore] (that is, studied not out of mere external curiosity but for reasons of deep interest) for a certain period, especially if one is young, attracts the student of its own accord and takes possession of his whole personality’ (Gramsci, 1971: 383; Q 16, §2). For Gramsci, this deeply rooted drive in one’s own biography sustains intellectual undertaking ‘until such a time as a critical equilibrium is created and one learns to study deeply but without succumbing to the fascination of the system and the author under study’ (1971: 383; Q 16, §2). Eroico furore, then, denotes a dialectical movement, a scholarly journey and a transformation that yields an individuated and unique beginning. This beginning, as a point of departure, incorporates the particular and the immediate while aspiring to rise beyond them in its striving to form its own adequate conception of the world. Defying established authorities and existing systems of thought is an intrinsic feature of this form of endeavour. The papers in this special issue are products of an intellectual conversation on the contribution of Antonio Gramsci to critical thought and method that largely evolved out of close readings of Gramsci’s notes. This conversation culminated in a workshop at the University of Sydney on 29 May 2015 titled On ‘Heroic Fury’ and questions of method

On ‘heroic fury’ and questions of method in Antonio Gramsci