{"product_id":"vicos-new-science-9781501700163","title":"Vicos New Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiambattista Vico (16681744) is best remembered for his major work, the \u003ci\u003eNew Science \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eScienza nuova\u003c\/i\u003e), in which he sets forth the principles of humanity and gives an account of the stages common to the development of all societies in their historical life. Controversial at the time of its publication in 1725, the \u003ci\u003eNew Science \u003c\/i\u003ehas come to be seen as the most ambitious attempt before Comte at a comprehensive science of human society and the most profound analysis of the philosophy of history prior to Hegel. Despite the fundamental importance of the \u003ci\u003eNew Science\u003c\/i\u003e, there has been no philosophical commentary of the text in any language, until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by the noted Vico scholar Donald Phillip Verene, this commentary can be read as an introduction to Vico's thought or it can be employed as a guide to the comprehension of specific sections of the \u003ci\u003eNew Science\u003c\/i\u003e. Following the structure of the text scrupulously, Verene offers a clear and direct discussio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Donald Phillip Verene is the world's leading scholar in English of Vico, and his philosophical commentary on Vico’s New Science is excellent, exhaustive, even definitive. It summarizes, analyzes, and explains Vico’s extraordinary work in a more comprehensive way than other books on this major philosopher and human scientist. By offering clear explanations and informed analyses, Verene has provided a singular companion to Vico’s masterpiece.\" -- Donald R. Kelley, James Westfall Thompson Professor of History Emeritus, Rutgers University, and former Executive Editor \u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vico's New Science is a book indispensable to anyone engaged with the collective intellectual life of Western culture. It continues to shape the study of history, linguistics, literature, rhetoric, anthropology, myth, religion, education, culture, and politics yes, all of these!. And if there is one book to read about Vico’s New Science, it is Donald Phillip Verene’s Vico’s \"New Science\": A Philosophical Commentary. Verene combines lucid explanation with expert knowledge and judgment. This is a complete, masterful treatment of Vico’s masterpiece. It covers difficult ground with great clarity and leads one back to its subject with fidelity, deeply assimilated scholarship, and wisdom. Anyone interested in humane culture will gain much from this volume.\" -- James Engell, Gurney Professor of English and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Committed Word: Literature and Public Values\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Donald Phillip Verene has proven mastery of every phase of Vico's thought, coupled with a deep interest in the classical and Renaissance theories of rhetoric that Vico drew on in the New Science. In this book, Verene's patient engagement with the whole of Vico’s text is beguiling, allowing the structure of Vico’s argument to emerge.\" -- Bruce Haddock, Cardiff University, author of \u003ci\u003eA History of Political Thought: From Antiquity to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: Generalities Concerning the \u003cem\u003eNew Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Sense and Method of the \u003cem\u003eNew Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Genesis of the \u003cem\u003eNew Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Structure of the \u003cem\u003eNew Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: Idea of the Work Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Genesis of the Frontispiece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Structure of the Frontispiece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three: Establishment of Principles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Chronological Table\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Elements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Principles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Method\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Four: Poetic Wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Tree of Poetic Wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Poetic Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Poetic Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Poetic Morals, Economy, and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Poetic Sciences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Five: Discovery of the True Homer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Search for the True Homer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Discovery of the True Homer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Six: Course and Recourse of the Nations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Threefold Structure of the Course of the Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Recourse of the Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Seven: Conclusion of the Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. On an Eternal Natural Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Italian Terms\u003cbr\u003eKey to English Equivalents\u003cbr\u003eChronological Summary of Vico's Life and Principal Works: Historical, Philosophical, and Juridical\u003cbr\u003eSome Works of Secondary Literature on Vico\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Names\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409317536087,"sku":"9781501700163","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vicos-new-science-9781501700163","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}