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Giambattista Vico
(1668 - 1744)
Italian jurist, historian, and philosopher
Italian jurist
historian
and philosopher
Italian philosopher and historian known for founding the philosophy of history.
Giambattista Vico was born in 1668 in Naples and became a professor of rhetoric.
He is best known for his work 'Scienza Nuova', laying early foundations for social science.
Vico proposed that human history follows cyclical patterns shaped by culture and language.
His ideas challenged Enlightenment rationalism by emphasizing myth, tradition, and social institutions.
He died in 1744, but his influence grew posthumously among philosophers and historians.
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Giambattista Vico