Giambattista Vico and Anglo-American science

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This collection explores Giambattista Vico's influence across various fields, emphasizing his relevance to contemporary thought. The introduction sets the stage for understanding Vico from an Anglo-American perspective. Contributions delve into connections between Vico and notable figures like Burke and Frye, highlighting their engagement with the sublime. The text examines metaphor and language learning through a Vichian lens, alongside discussions on cognitive science and second language acquisition. McLuhan's interpretation of natural law in relation to Vico is also analyzed. Further essays investigate the implications of Vico's concepts of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness for understanding nations as signs, and the intersection of Vico's ideas with modern linguistic theories and cognitive linguistics. The origins of myth are debated, considering Promethean versus Orphic interpretations. The evolution of Vico's thought from his time to Cassirer and Langer is traced, while the future of Vico studies is contemplated. Language education is approached from a Vichian viewpoint, and the roles of imagination and memory are explored in the context of Vico and Joyce. The anthology concludes with a selected bibliography and an index, providing a comprehensive overview of recent scholarship on Vico within the behavioral, social, and cognitive sciences.