Vico and Naples : the urban origins of modern social theory /
Vico and Naples is an intellectual portrait of the Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) that reveals the politics and motivations of one of Europe's first scientists of society. According to the commonplaces of the literature on the Neapolitan, Vico was a solitary figure who, at...
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2011
Ithaca, N.Y. : 2011 Ithaca, N.Y. : [2011] Ithaca, NY : [2011] |
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Table of Contents:
- The origins of Vico's social theory : Vichian reflections on the Neapolitan Revolt of 1701 and the politics of the metropolis
- Vico's cosmopolitanism : global citizenship and natural law in Vico's pedagogical thought
- Vico's social theory : the conundrum of the Roman metropolis and the struggle of humanity for natural rights
- From social theory to philosophy : Vico's disillusions with the Neapolitan magistracy and the new frontier of philosophy
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Vico and Naples
- 1. The Origins of Vico's Social Theory: Vichian Reflections on the Neapolitan Revolt of 1701 and the Politics of the Metropolis
- 2. Vico's Cosmopolitanism: Global Citizenship and Natural Law in Vico's Pedagogical Thought
- 3. Vico's Social Theory: The Conundrum of the Roman Metropolis and the Struggle of Humanity for Natural Rights
- 4. From Social Theory to Philosophy: Vico's Disillusions with the Neapolitan Magistracy and the New Frontier of Philosophy
- Note on References and Translations