On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Unearthed from the Origins of the Latin Language

On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, originally published in 1710, is widely regarded as Vicos most significant work after the New Science and the Autobiography. Subtitled The Book of Metaphysics, it was one of three planned volumes of a larger work that was never published, and it marks Vicos transition from rhetorician to philosopher of historical knowledge.

This edition incorporates translations from the Italian of a contemporary review and Vicos responses, published in 1711 and 1712. L. M. Palmers translation helps make more accessible a treatise of vital importance for an understanding of Vicos epistemology, psychology, and philosophy of mathematics.

Author: Giambattista Vico

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 198

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Date: 1988-09-01