La “natura corrotta” tra antichi e moderni

Abstract

[The “Corrupt Nature” between Ancient and Modern]. This essay examinates the initial part of Vico’s De ratione, titled “Dissertationis Constitutio”. The author attempts to show how Vico disputes with XVIIth Century philosophs and revaluates the achievements of modernity opening the way to his own encyclopedic conception of knowledge.

Keywords

• G. Vico
• De Ratione
• Modernity
• Antiquity
• XVIIth Century Philosophy