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Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part II
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Introduction, Letters, Poetic Characters, And Three Types Of Language
4:44
Vico And Spengler's Tables, Permitting And Honoring Harlots, And Mythology
7:38
Herodotus Describing Three Ages Of Egyptian History
8:24
Axioms Of Vico's New Science
11:32
Natural Law Emerging Independently In Each Nation
12:13
The Emergence And Possible Social Function Of Religion
14:15
Vico And The Bruner-Postman Playing Card Experiment
17:33
Ethnogenesis
18:43
Connecting Vico To The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
21:31
The First Family Founders And Agriculture; Customs And Natural Law
25:37
Religion, Marriage, And Burial
30:33
Theological Poetry As The Origin Of All Fields Of Knowledge
36:09
How One Might Approach Reading Vico
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Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part II
Apr 13, 2025
Season 3
Episode 82
Alex
In this episode of Canonball we continue 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 I for more on Vico.
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