{"product_id":"on-the-study-methods-of-our-time-paperback","title":"On the Study Methods of Our Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiambattista Vico\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElio Gianturco\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDonald Phillip Verene\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiambattista Vico's first original work of philosophy, \u003ci\u003eOn the Study Methods of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e (1708-9) takes up the contemporary \"quarrel between the ancients and the moderns\" and provides a highly interesting statement of the nature of humanistic education. This edition makes available again Elio Gianturco's superb 1965 English translation of a work generally regarded as the earliest statement by Vico of the fundamentals of his position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important contribution to the development of the scientism-versus-humanism debate over the comparative merits of classical and modern culture, this book lays out Vico's powerful arguments against the compartmentalization of knowledge which results from the Cartesian world view. In opposition to the arid logic of Cartesianism, Vico here celebrates the humanistic tradition and posits the need for a comprehensive science of humanity which recognizes the value of memory and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this edition, Donald Phillip Verene has written a new preface placing the work in the context of the ongoing renaissance in Vico studies and added a chronology of Vico's major writings. He has also translated into English for the first time Vico's last public statement, \u003ci\u003eThe Academies and the Relation between Philosophy and Eloquence\u003c\/i\u003e (1737), a short oration that presents his final views on wisdom, the unity of knowledge, and rhetoric--themes he had first adumbrated in the \u003ci\u003eStudy Method\u003c\/i\u003es.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Study Methods of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e remains a key text for anyone interested in the development's of Vico's thought and serves as a concise introduction to his work. Scholars and students in such disciplines as the history of philosophy, intellectual history, literary theory, rhetoric, and the history and philosophy of education will find this volume helpful and fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Elio Gianturco was Professor of Romance Languages at Hunter College. Donald Phillip Verene is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. He is the author of several books, including Vico' s \u003ci\u003eScience of Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (also from Cornell).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.27 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451624571058,"sku":"9780801497780","price":57.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f427eb971a1b5f32b0b8bd619cf05d32.webp?v=1778798335","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/on-the-study-methods-of-our-time-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}