Vico: A Study of the 'New Science'

ProfessorPompa'sstudyofVicohasdoneagreatdealtostimulateandinformthegrowinginterestintheEnglish-speakingworldinthisremarkablefigure.ItremainstheonlyworkdevotedalmostexclusivelytoaninterpretationoftheNewScienceandoffersacomprehensiveguidetothemaintheoreticalproblemstowhichthetextgivesrise.ForthissecondeditionProfessorPompahasrespondedtothereactionsofreviewersandcriticsandaddedanewchapterwhichanalysesVico'sconceptionoftheprincipleswhichgovernthedevelopmentoflaw.