The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico
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The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico is a seminal work of Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce that offers a major idealist interpretation and revival of Vico’s thought in modern philosophy and historiography.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico canonical | 2 |
| Vico and the Ideal of the Enlightenment | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico Context triple: [Benedetto Croce, notableWork, The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico]
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico Target entity description: The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico is a seminal work of Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce that offers a major idealist interpretation and revival of Vico’s thought in modern philosophy and historiography.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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C.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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D.
The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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E.
Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| about |
Vico’s concept of verum ipsum factum
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Vico’s philosophy of history ⓘ Vico’s theory of knowledge ⓘ idealistic interpretation of Vico ⓘ interpretation of Vico’s New Science ⓘ modern reception of Giambattista Vico ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ theory of historiography ⓘ |
| author | Benedetto Croce ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
20th‑century revival of Vico
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Italian historicism ⓘ modern Vico scholarship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| era | 20th‑century philosophy ⓘ |
| field |
Italian philosophy
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history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPhilosophicalPosition | historicist idealism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historicist view of knowledge
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idealist interpretation of Vico ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giambattista Vico
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Hegelian idealism ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Giambattista Vico ⓘ |
| movement | Italian idealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later Vico studies
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role in Croce’s overall philosophy of spirit ⓘ systematic reinterpretation of Vico’s thought ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | absolute idealism ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic
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The New Science ⓘ Theory and History of Historiography ⓘ |
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