The Political Philosophy of Giambattista Vico: An Introduction to La Scienza Nuova

by Frederick Vaughan

It would be an understatement to say that the New Science is difficult to read. Most contemporary readers conclude with a Russian scholar that Vico's thought "is expressed in extremely naive forms, profound thoughts are interspersed with all sorts of pedantic trifles, the exposition is very confusing, yet it is beyond doubt that the basic idea is a work of genius. " 1 There can be no disputing the fact that the New Science is difficult to read; the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9024712793
• ISBN13: 9789024712793
• Release Date: July 1972
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"