Myth and authority : Giambattista Vico's early modern critique of aristocratic sovereignty /

Living in a province dominated by powerful oligarchs, Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) concluded that political philosophy should work to undermine aristocratic authority and prevent political devolution into feudalism. Rejecting the possibility that the free market could successfully instill civil beh...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bertland, Alexander U. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022].
Series:	SUNY series in contemporary Italian philosophy.
Subjects:	Vico, Giambattista, > 1668-1744. Philosophy > History. Political science > Philosophy. Despotism > Philosophy.