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The Rehabilitation of Myth: Vico's 'New Science'
Joseph Mali
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hardcover. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 551. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
In this important essay, Joseph Mali argues that Vico's New Science must be interpreted according to Vico's own clues and rules of interpretation, principally his claim that the 'master-key' of his New Science is the discovery of myth. Following this lead Mali shows how Vico came to forge his new scientific theories about the mythopoeic constitution of consciousness, society, and history by reappraising, or 'rehabilitating' the ancient and primitive mythical traditions which still persist in modern times. He further relates Vico's radical redefinition of these traditions as the 'true narrations' of all religious, social, and political practices in the 'civil ... Read more
In this important essay, Joseph Mali argues that Vico's New Science must be interpreted according to Vico's own clues and rules of interpretation, principally his claim that the 'master-key' of his New Science is the discovery of myth. Following this lead Mali shows how Vico came to forge his new scientific theories about the mythopoeic constitution of consciousness, society, and history by reappraising, or 'rehabilitating' the ancient and primitive mythical traditions which still persist in modern times. He further relates Vico's radical redefinition of these traditions as the 'true narrations' of all religious, social, and political practices in the 'civil ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521419529
SKU
KSG0033036
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