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Currently Playing: Discussing Giambattista Vico's "The New Science" – Part II

In this episode of Canonball we continue discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part I for more on Vico. Listen to this podcast on any of several dozen podcast platforms, most of which have no ads, at this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132180/share Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: https://www.vollrathpublishing.com 00:00 Introduction, Letters, Poetic Characters, And Three Types Of Language 04:44 Vico And Spengler's Tables; Permitting And Honoring Harlots; And Mythology 07:38 Herodotus Describing Three Ages Of Egyptian History 08:24 Axioms Of Vico's New Science 11:32 Natural Law Emerging Independently In Each Nation 12:13 The Emergence And Possible Social Function Of Religion 14:15 Vico And The Bruner-Postman Playing Card Experiment 17:33 Ethnogenesis 18:43 Connecting Vico To The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan 21:31 The First Family Founders And Agriculture; Customs And Natural Law 25:37 Religion, Marriage, And Burial 30:33 Theological Poetry As The Origin Of All Fields Of Knowledge 36:09 How One Might Approach Reading Vico