Vico: The First New Science (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521387262)

This account of the basic theme of Vico's mature philosophy explores the question of whether philosophical theories can ever be more than an intellectual expression of the underlying beliefs of an age. The first complete English translation of the 1725 text, Vico's The First New Science ia now accessible to a broad, new readership. It is accompanied by a glossary, bibliography, chronology of Vico's life and expository introduction.

Author: Giambattista Vico
ISBN-10: 0521387264
ISBN-13: 9780521387262
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2002
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.46h x 6.40w x 0.89d