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Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part I
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Vico's Life, Position In The History Of Thought, Challenges, And Epistemology
4:58
The Yale University Press Edition
6:38
Vico's Thesis
7:29
Vico's Sources And Process
10:33
A Connection To Spengler And The Magnitude Of The Question Vico Seeks To Address
12:52
Vico As He Relates To Rousseau And Hobbes
14:40
Beginning Of Discussion Of Specific Points In "The New Science" – Poetic Wisdom
15:12
The Connection Between Religion And Civil Life
17:50
Divination And Political Forecasting
20:12
Marriage Leads To Families Which Lead To Republics
23:41
Family-Religion-Civil Life Triangle
26:52
The Reason-Appetites Conflict
32:19
Vico's Thesis In His Own Words
34:07
Closing
Canonball
Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part I
Mar 30, 2025
Season 3
Episode 81
Alex
In this episode of Canonball we begin discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part II for more on Vico.
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