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Vico and Naples : The Urban Origins of Modern Social Theory.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (313 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801460876
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vico and NaplesDDC classification:
  • 195
LOC classification:
  • B3583
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Vico and Naples -- 1. The Origins of Vico's Social Theory: Vichian Reflections on the Neapolitan Revolt of 1701 and the Politics of the Metropolis -- 2. Vico's Cosmopolitanism: Global Citizenship and Natural Law in Vico's Pedagogical Thought -- 3. Vico's Social Theory: The Conundrum of the Roman Metropolis and the Struggle of Humanity for Natural Rights -- 4. From Social Theory to Philosophy: Vico's Disillusions with the Neapolitan Magistracy and the New Frontier of Philosophy -- Note on References and Translations -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Index.
Summary: An intellectual portrait of the Neapolitan philosopher as a figure deeply engaged in the political life of his city.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Vico and Naples -- 1. The Origins of Vico's Social Theory: Vichian Reflections on the Neapolitan Revolt of 1701 and the Politics of the Metropolis -- 2. Vico's Cosmopolitanism: Global Citizenship and Natural Law in Vico's Pedagogical Thought -- 3. Vico's Social Theory: The Conundrum of the Roman Metropolis and the Struggle of Humanity for Natural Rights -- 4. From Social Theory to Philosophy: Vico's Disillusions with the Neapolitan Magistracy and the New Frontier of Philosophy -- Note on References and Translations -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Index.

An intellectual portrait of the Neapolitan philosopher as a figure deeply engaged in the political life of his city.

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