5/10/2023 0 Comments New Science by Giambattista Vico4 Even Plato’s recognition of providence did not assist him in discovering the true nature of man. 3 The metaphysics of Zeno and Epicurus, “befouled with pride of spirit or vileness of bodily pleasures,” induced the former to posit fate and the latter chance in the place of divine providence. It reads: “Principles of a New Science of Giambattista Vico concerning the Common Nature of Nations.” In the Autobiography Vico speaks of it as “concerning the principles of humanity.” But despite the slight variation in title it is the declared intention of the New Science to ponder “the common nature of nations in the light of divine providence” and to discover “the true civil nature of man.” 1 Vico’s New Science or metaphysics 2 provides the means by which man can finally catch a glimpse of the history of human nature developing throughout history under the guidance of divine providence. The full title of the New Science reveals its scope.
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