Giambattista Vico's first original work of philosophy, On the
Study Methods of Our Time (1708 9) takes up the contemporary
"quarrel between the ancients and the moderns" and provides a
highly interesting statement of the nature of humanistic education.
This edition makes available again Elio Gianturco's superb 1965
English translation of a work generally regarded as the earliest
statement by Vico of the fundamentals of his position.
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 which
results from the Cartesian world view. In opposition to the arid
logic of Cartesianism, Vico here celebrates the humanistic
tradition and posits the need for a comprehensive science of
humanity which recognizes the value of memory and imagination.
For this edition, Donald Phillip Verene has written a new
preface placing the work in the context of the ongoing renaissance
in Vico studies and added a chronology of Vico's major writings. He
has also translated into English for the first time Vico's last
public statement, The Academies and the Relation between Philosophy
and Eloquence (1737), a short oration that presents his final views
on wisdom, the unity of knowledge, and rhetoric themes he had first
adumbrated in the Study Methods.
On the Study Methods of Our Time remains a key text for anyone
interested in the development's of Vico's thought and serves as a
concise introduction to his work. Scholars and students in such
disciplines as the history of philosophy, intellectual history,
literary theory, rhetoric, and the history and philosophy of
education will find this volume helpful and fascinating."
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