Vico, Genealogist of Modernity

by Robert C. Miner

Book Overview

In this lucid and probing study, Robert C. Miner argues that Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was the architect of a subversive, genealogical approach to modernity. Miner documents the genesis of Vico's stance toward modernity in the first phase of his thought. Through close examination of his early writings, centering on Vico's critique of Descartes and his elaboration of the 'verum-factum' principle, Vico, Genealogist of Modernity reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268159831
• ISBN13: 9780268159832
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"