Plato and Vico: A Platonic Reinterpretation of Vico

Idealistic Studies 23 (2-3):139-150 (1993)
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Abstract

Giambattista Vico referred throughout his writings to Plato as the most important single influence on his own philosophy [SN 1109]. Nevertheless, Plato’s influence on Vico has not received sufficient attention by contemporary commentators. The purpose of this paper is to suggest what aspects of Plato’s philosophy influenced which parts of Vico’s Scienza Nuova and in what fashion; to reinterpret Vico’s philosophy in light of the Platonic influence on it; to reject some interpretations of Vico that do not take into account the Platonic origin of his thought; and to find clues for the relation between the Platonic aspects of Vico’s New Science and its other non-Platonic elements.

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Works on Giambattista Vico in English from 1710 to 2024.Dustin Peone - 2024 - Philosophy Documentation Center [for New Vico Studies].

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