1st Edition

Vico in the Tradition of Rhetoric

By Michael Mooney Copyright 1995
342 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

342 Pages
by Routledge

If among the many truths of Giambattista Vico's New Science there is one that is deepest, it is the truth that language, mind, and society are but three modes of a common reality. In Vico's term, that reality is the monde civile, the world of man. It is a world of many guises and faces. If reflected in a mirror, those faces would reveal an image of the full array of contemporary arts and... Read more
Contents: Preface. Vico: Pedagogy and Culture. Rhetoric: Res and Verba. Pedagogy: Ingenuity and Public Life. Culture: Wisdom and Eloquence. Conclusion. Vico's Writings.

Biography

Michael Mooney