On the Study Methods of Our Time - Hardcover

Vico, Giambattista

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801425433 ISBN 13: 9780801425431

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Giambattista Vico's first original work of philosophy, On the Study Methods of Our Time (1708–9) takes up the contemporary "quarrel between the ancients and the moderns" and provides a highly interesting statement of the nature of humanistic education. This edition makes available again Elio Gianturco's superb 1965 English translation of a work generally regarded as the earliest statement by Vico of the fundamentals of his position.

An important contribution to the development of the scientism-versus-humanism debate over the comparative merits of classical and modern culture, this book lays out Vico's powerful arguments against the compartmentalization of knowledge which results from the Cartesian world view. In opposition to the arid logic of Cartesianism, Vico here celebrates the humanistic tradition and posits the need for a comprehensive science of humanity which recognizes the value of memory and imagination.

On the Study Methods of Our Time remains a key text for anyone interested in the development's of Vico's thought and serves as a concise introduction to his work. Scholars and students in such disciplines as the history of philosophy, intellectual history, literary theory, rhetoric, and the history and philosophy of education will find this volume helpful and fascinating.

About this title

About the Author

The late Elio Gianturco was Professor of Romance Languages at Hunter College. Donald Phillip Verene is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. He is the author of several books, including Vico' s Science of Imagination (also from Cornell).

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin, Italian

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0801425433
• ISBN 13: 9780801425431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144