"Offentliggørelsen på dansk af Den nye Videnskab, i den afsluttende og mest berømte version fra 1744, overrasker ikke den, der har holdt øje med den moderne succes for denne napolitanske... Læs mere
An important contribution to the development of the scientism-versus-humanism debate over the comparative merits of classical and modern culture, this book lays out Vico's powerful arguments against the compartmentalization of knowledge.
This classic work is significant both as a source of insight into the influences on the eighteenth-century philosopher's intellectual development and as one of the earliest and most sophisticated examples of philosophical autobiography
Giambattista Vico's "New Science" is gradually being re-established as one of the most significant "humanist" achievements since the Renaissance. This book represents his attempt to provide... Læs mere
A fresh translation of The New Science, with detailed footnotes that will help both the scholar and the new reader navigate Vico's masterpiece
Professor Pompa has here translated and introduced a selection of the central, representative texts, where the most important and seminal of Vico's ideas are developed. The volume... Læs mere
A treatise of vital importance for an understanding of Vico's epistemology, psychology, and philosophy of mathematics.