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  1. Giambattista Vico (born Giovan Battista Vico / ˈviːkoʊ /; Italian: [ˈviko]; 23 June 1668 – 23 January 1744) was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist during the Italian Enlightenment.

  2. Jun 11, 2003 · Giovanni Battista Vico (1668–1744) spent most of his professional life as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Naples. He was trained in jurisprudence, but read widely in Classics, philology, and philosophy, all of which informed his highly original views on history, historiography, and culture.

  3. A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Giambattista Vico, the Italian philosopher who invented the philosophy of history. Learn about his theory of the imagination, his critique of Cartesianism, his influence on modern thinkers and more.

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  5. Jun 19, 2024 · Giambattista Vico was an Italian philosopher of cultural history and law, who is recognized today as a forerunner of cultural anthropology, or ethnology. He attempted, especially in his major work, the Scienza nuova (1725; “New Science”), to bring about the convergence of history, from the one.

  6. Jul 2, 2024 · Italian philosopher of history. Vico was born in Naples, and educated by the Jesuits. From 1699 he held the chair of rhetoric at the university of Naples. Vico's principal work was the Scienza Nova (1725, recast in new editions in 1730 and 1744, trs. as The New Science of Giambattista Vico, 1949).

  7. Giambattista Vico or Giovanni Battista Vico (1668 – 1744) was an Italian philosopher, historian, and jurist. Vico presented his philosophical methodology and theory of knowledge in sharp contrast to those of Descartes.

  8. A comprehensive overview of the life and work of the Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico, who criticized Cartesian method and developed a philosophy of history. Learn about his contributions to linguistics, legal history, cultural anthropology, and his influence on later thinkers.