Giambattista Vico
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Giambattista Vico was an 18th-century Italian philosopher and historian best known for his pioneering work on the philosophy of history and the cyclical development of civilizations in his book "The New Science."
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| instanceOf |
Italian philosopher
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| ageModel |
age of gods
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age of heroes ⓘ age of men ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1668-06-23 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Giambattista Vico
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Giovan Battista Vico
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| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Naples
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Naples ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
corsi e ricorsi (courses and recurrences of history)
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verum factum principle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1744-01-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Naples
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Naples ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Naples Federico II
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University of Naples
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| era |
18th century
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Early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | Vico ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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jurisprudence ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| givenName |
Giovanni Battista
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Giambattista
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| historicalTheory | history develops in recurring cycles of ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Benedetto Croce
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Hayden White ⓘ Isaiah Berlin ⓘ James Joyce ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ I. A. Richards ⓘ
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Northrop Frye
R. G. Collingwood ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francis Bacon
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Hugo Grotius ⓘ Plato ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The New Science
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philosophy of history ⓘ theory of cyclical development of civilizations ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Giambattista Vico self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Scienza Nuova
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Scienza Nuova ⓘ The New Science ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
anti-Cartesianism
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historicism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1725 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| verumFactumPrinciple | the true is precisely what is made ⓘ |
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Giovan Battista Vico