Giambattista Vico and the new psychological science / Luca Tateo, editor ; with a foreword by Jaan Valsiner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tateo, Luca, editor.

Series:

History and theory of psychology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vico, Giambattista, 1668-1744.

Vico, Giambattista.

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

Giambattista Vico and the New Psychological Science, Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, and historian. As one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment, he was the first to stress cultural and linguistic dimensions in the development of both the human mind and social institutions. Although his ideas on the relationship between mind and culture and his epistemology have inspired the work of many scholars in psychology, his influence has been scarcely acknowledged. The volume is organized in two sections. The first locates Vico in his historical context and in the landscape of contemporary human and social sciences. The second part presents those of Vico's concepts that seem promising for the development of a new way of looking at psychological phenomena. The book's conclusion gathers the ideas of the contributors to suggest future development of the psychological sciences. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Vico in Context

1 Giambattista Vico: His Life, Times, Ideas, and His Relevance Today / Marcel Danesi Danesi, Marcel 3

2 The Genesis of Vico's Ideas: An Explorative Study on Psychology as a Premise for the Verum Factum Principle / Sven Hroar Klempe Klempe, Sven Hroar 49

3 Vico-From Idealism to Cultural Psychology: Revising the Past for the Future / Gordana Jovanovic Jovanovic, Gordana 71

Part II Vico's Theoretical Concepts and Legacy

4 Vico, (Particular) Imaginative Universals, Divine Providence, and the Imaginative Work Needed in Relating Oneself to Others / John Shotter Shotter, John 113

5 Language, Mind, and Culture / Augusto Ponzio Ponzio, Augusto 151

6 Giambattista Vico's Common Sense / Ivana Marková Marková, Ivana 173

7 The Epistemic Value of Fantasy / Carlos Cornejo Cornejo, Carlos 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Giambattista Vico and the new psychological science

ISBN:

9781412864244

1412864240

OCLC:

957455108