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The Political Philosophy of Giambattista Vico. An Introduction to La Scienza Nuova.
F. Vaughan
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Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 294.
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 dispute emerges in the effort to explain how a work which is at once "confusing," "naive" and "pedantic," can be a ... Read more
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 dispute emerges in the effort to explain how a work which is at once "confusing," "naive" and "pedantic," can be a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
79
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024712793
SKU
V9789024712793
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