The New Science
| Title | The New Science |
|---|---|
| Original title | Principi di Scienza Nuova d'intorno alla Comune Natura delle Nazioni |
| Author | of Giambattista Vico; Thomas Goddard Bergin & Max Harold Fisch |
| Publication | Cornell Univ. Pr. |
| Size | XLV, 445p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 0801492653 |
| Topics |
Political science--Philosophy and theory History--Philosophy and theory Systems theory Complexity (Philosophy) |
| Notes | Relying on a complex etymology, Vico argues in the Scienza Nuova that civilization develops in a recurring cycle (ricorso) of three ages: the divine, the heroic, and the human. Each age exhibits distinct political and social features and can be characterized by master tropes or figures of language. The giganti of the divine age rely on metaphor to compare, and thus comprehend, human and natural phenomena. In the heroic age, metonymy and synecdoche support the development of feudal or monarchic institutions embodied by idealized figures. The final age is characterized by popular democracy and reflection via irony; in this epoch, the rise of rationality leads to barbarie della reflessione or barbarism of reflection, and civilization descends once more into the poetic era. Taken together, the recurring cycle of three ages – common to every nation – constitutes for Vico a storia ideale eterna or ideal eternal history. [wikipedia] |
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