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On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Unearthed from the Origins of the Latin Language
Giambattista Vico
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Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; CFG; HBJD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, originally published in 1710, is widely regarded as Vico's most significant work after the New Science and the Autobiography. Subtitled The Book of Metaphysics, it was one of three planned volumes of a larger work that was never published, and it marks Vico's transition from rhetorician to philosopher of historical knowledge. This edition incorporates translations from the Italian of a contemporary review and Vico's responses, published in 1711 and 1712. L. M. Palmer's translation helps make more accessible a treatise of vital importance for an ... Read more
On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, originally published in 1710, is widely regarded as Vico's most significant work after the New Science and the Autobiography. Subtitled The Book of Metaphysics, it was one of three planned volumes of a larger work that was never published, and it marks Vico's transition from rhetorician to philosopher of historical knowledge. This edition incorporates translations from the Italian of a contemporary review and Vico's responses, published in 1711 and 1712. L. M. Palmer's translation helps make more accessible a treatise of vital importance for an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495113
SKU
KMK0000302
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About Giambattista Vico
Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was a leading Italian intellectual of the Enlightenment.
Reviews for On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Unearthed from the Origins of the Latin Language
This is a work of the first importance on its own account, and it should gain attention from students of Descartes and Malbranche (among Vico's predecessors) and students of Collingwood (among his successors). Palmer's translation of the associated controversial discussions adds greatly to the value of the English edition. -H. S. Harris, York University Until now, the Latin treatise ... Read more