Giambattista Vico · Civilisations

The New Science

How an obscure, impoverished professor in Naples invented, almost single-handedly, the philosophy of history - a science of the development of human societies and civilisations.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Vico’s New Science founded the philosophy of history - a science of the development of human societies. Explain what was new and revolutionary about it, in your own words.

Leads to Hegel.

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