Aug. 19 – “Vico and Naples. The urban origins of moden social theory” is the portrait of Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) edited by Barbara Naddeo. The book (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2011) will be presented to the Italian Cultural Institute of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 6pm. The volume explores the figure of one of the first European social theorists (or philosophers of Justice), and analyzes his theories and beliefs. Impeccable and full of historical, juridical and philosophical references, the book is a vivid and interesting reconstruction of Vico’s life, the historical period in which he lived, and the origins of his idea of “social.”
