The Internal Structure of the New Science

Abstract

 In this installment, we continue the translation of La filosofia di G.B. Vico, by Benedetto Croce. This time, we offer the third chapter of the monograph: La struttura interna della Scienza nuova. In this chapter, Croce argues that within the New Science, three orders of inquiry intertwine: philosophical, historical, and empirical. Each order gives rise, respectively, to a philosophy of the spirit, a history (or group of histories), and a social science. However, the lack of awareness of this triple distinction in Vico’s mind is said to be the cause of the obscurity of the work. For bibliographic details of the Italian editions, please refer to the Translator's Note.