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2006-12-25 23:24:45 · 6 answers · asked by My cousin vinny 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
An 18th century Italian Philosopher
2006-12-25 23:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Carrot Cruncher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giovanni Battista Vico (1668-1744) spent most of his professional life as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Naples. He was trained in jurisprudence, but read widely in Classics, philology, and philosophy, all of which informed his highly original views on history, historiography, and culture. His thought is most fully expressed in his mature work, the Scienzia Nuova or The New Science. In his own time, Vico was relatively unknown, but from the nineteenth century onwards his views found a wider audience and today his influence is widespread in the humanities and social sciences.
2006-12-25 23:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Another 18th century Itallian Philosopher who tried to prove that truth was verified by invention, rather than observation which was the commonly accepted method, i.e. Descartes. His "New Science" work was somewhat interesting. He was scorned for his ideas, as was any person of that time who had a different idea than the church, but was able to maintain a distant relationship. His work influenced a lot of cool people. I'm sure there are a multitude of pages that you can look at online. Here is one of them.
http://www.vicocenter.com/
Hope this helps!
2006-12-26 00:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by joshua 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A philosopher (Italian)
2006-12-26 18:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18th Century Philosopher or a member of Chelsea's squad??!!
Sorry to be glib, couldn't resist it.
2006-12-26 00:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Claire S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian guy
2006-12-26 14:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by lulu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋