Giambattista Vico was an Italian philosopher, historian, and literary theorist, born on June 23, 1668, and died on January 21, 1744. His philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on later generations, particularly in the fields of historical philosophy and literary theory.
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“Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.”
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Source: The New Science of Giambattista Vico
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“The nature of peoples is first crude, then severe, then benign, then delicate, finally dissolute.”
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Source: The New Science of Giambattista Vico
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“The straight line cannot proceed through the torturous twists of life.”
“Imagination is more robust in proportion as reasoning power is weak.”
Source: The New Science of Giambattista Vico