Vico's New Science: A Philosophical Commentary

by Donald Phillip Verene

Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) is best remembered for his major work, the New Science (Scienza nuova), in which he sets forth the principles of humanity and gives an account of the stages common to the development of all societies in their historical life. Controversial at the time of its publication in 1725, the New Science has come to be seen as the most ambitious attempt before Comte at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501700162
• ISBN13: 9781501700163
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher