num_pages: 368
description: 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.
language: English
title: The First New Science
titlecomplete: The First New Science
genres: Italy, Philosophy, History
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Cambridge University Press