New Science

Vico Giambattista, Taylor Jason, Miner Robert C., Mazzotta Giuseppe

"The New Science" is the major work of Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico. First published in 1725 and revised in 1730 and 1744, it calls for a reinterpretation of human civilization by tracing the stages of historical development shared by all societies. Almost unknown during his lifetime, the work had a profound influence on later thinkers, from Montesquieu and Marx to Joyce and Gadamer. This edition offers a fresh translation and detailed annotations which enable the reader to track Vico's multiple allusions to other texts. The introduction situates the work firmly within a contemporary context and newly establishes Vico as a thinker of modernity.

About the Author

Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples as well as a pioneer of modern cultural anthropology, linguistic theory, and legal history.

Jason Taylor is an associate professor of philosophy at Regis College.

Robert Miner is professor of philosophy at Baylor University.

Giuseppe Mazzotta is the Sterling Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Yale University.

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