
N. XLVI
Bollettino del Centro di Studi Vichiani Vol. XVLI,
Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2016
Indice
Fulvio Tessitore, Giarrizzo, il ‘Centro’ e il «Bollettino del Centro di studi Vichiani» 7
Enrico Nuzzo, Religione e 'ortodossia’ in Vico. I fondamenti teologici della razionalità storica 11
Tadao Uemura, Vico's Zeno: Reading Liber metaphysicus, Chap. IV: De essentiis, seu de virtutibus 53
Jürgen Trabant, Quanto è ‘storico’ il mondo civile vichiano? 75
SCHEDE E SPUNTI
Claudio D’Errico, L’origine dell’umano in Vico e Durkheim 93
Armando Mascolo, L’instabilità del reale. La ‘crisi’ del barocco nella visione di Vico e Graciàn 111
Mauro Gambini de Vera d’Aragona, Il diritto feudale in Francesco d’Andrea» 129
NOTE CRITICHE
Raffaele Ruggiero, Vico e la semantica giuridica 171
Roberto Evangelista, Storia e Scienza. Le prospettive degli studi vichiani 176
Raffaele Ruggiero, Il viaggio di Vico in Europa 184
Stefano Santasilia, Polifonia del senso. Note in margine ai ‘conflitti della ragione’ 187
Alessia Scognamiglio, Metodologie degli studi vichiani 194
Roberto Evangelista, Nuovi sentieri di studi vichiani. Nota sul Convegno «The Vico Road» (Parigi, 13-14 gennaio 2015) 198
Pina Totaro, «L’affare delle Lingue và sempre unito con gl’interessi della Religione». A proposito di una recente edizione delle Considerazioni di Biagio Garofalo 203
Maurizio Cambi, Considerazioni a proposito di un libro su Montaigne» 209
AVVISATORE BIBLIOGRAFICO 213
Abstract
ENRICO NUZZO
RELIGION AND ’ORTODOXY’ IN VICO. THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE HISTORICAL RATIONALITY In discussing again the question of Vico’s ‘orthodoxy’, the essay examines the theological premises of the Vichian conception ofprovidence, and in particular its relation to a centuries-long series of discussions over the attributes of the Christian God, his potestas absoluta and his potestas ordinata. Even if the Neapolitan thinker never engages a in a systematic discussion of divine attributes in their interrelations, the theme runs through the entire Vichian corpus. In Vico’s thought the divine attributes of ’sapientia' and 'hobitas’ are pre-eminent, binding God’s will to choose and respect the general principle of the simplicity and immutahility of the historical order. Thus Vico emerges as one of the greatest‘, and certainly most fertile, heirs of the Christian tradition which characterised the divine in terms of its wisdom and goodness. The argument of essay is directed toward showing the correctness of the theological foundations of Vico’s position, but it is not intended to imply that the complex of his ideas and theses was other than marked by great risks: such as on the role of Christianity in the preservation ofnations, on the subject of miracles, etc. Ifin the Christian inspiration of his thought Vico was not a markedly 'heterodox’ thinker; neither was he an innocuous ‘orthodox’ philosopher.
TADAO UEMURA
VICO'S ZENO: READING LIBER METAPHYSICUS, CHAP. IV: DE ESSENTIIS, SEU DE VIRTUTIBUS. This paper is an attempt of reading of the chapter IV of Liber metaphysicus, which is one of the most mysterious and difficult writings ofVico. In this paper; although it is concluded that the person 'Zeno’ appeared in it is neither Zeno the Stoic nor Zeno the Eleatic, but a product of Vico’s own imagination derived from his doubt about Aristotle’s arguments against Zeno the Eleatic, a special attention is paid to the affinities between Vico’s argumentation and that of the 17th century Spanish 'Zenonists’ and that of an essay Systeme nouveau de la nature et de la communication des substances, which Leibniz published anonymously in 1695. Moreover, a minute comparison with Descartes’ theory of motion is presented.
JÜRGEN TRABANT
HOW ‘HISTORIC’ IS THE VICHIAN CIVIL WORLD? The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of ‘historicity’ in Giambattista Vico’s philosophy. The analysis of the ‘dipintura’ shows that Vico has been misunderstood: he did not discover the historical world as expression of singular existences and he did not use the hermeneutic method as scientific method to study the historical world. ‘History’ is the diachrony of ‘mondo civile’ and the semiotic dimension characterizes it. Consequently, the science that studies it is a meta-semiotics: scientific word cannot indicate the abstract idea beyond language, hut the ensemble of the different points of view on the thing. The new science is not scientific (universality) because of destruction of particular perspectives, as Bacon suggested, but collecting them according to what they have in common. Vico’s science is in balance between universalism and particularism.
reading of the chapter IV of Liber metaphysicus, which is one of the most mysterious and diflicult writings ofVico. In this paper; although it is concluded that the person 'Zeno’ appeared in it is neither Zeno the Stoic nor Zeno the Eleatic, hut a product of Vico’s own imagination derived from
his doubt about Aristotle’s arguments against Zeno the Eleatic, a special attention is paid to the afiinities hetween Vico’s argumentation and that of the 17th century Spanish 'Zenonists’ and that ofan essay Systeme nou-
veau de la nature et de la communication des substances, which Leibniz published anonymously in 1695. Moreover; a minute comparison with Descartes’ theory of motion is presented.
VICO'S ZENO: READING LIBER METAPHYSICUS, CHAP. IV:
DE ESSENTIIS, SEU DE VIRTUTIBUS. This paper is an attempt of
reading ofthe chapter IVofLiber metaphysicus, which is one ofthe most
mysterious and diflicult writings ofVico. In this paper; although it is con-
cluded that the person 'Zeno’ appeared in it is neither Zeno the Stoic nor
Zeno the Eleatic, hut a product of Vico’s own imagination derivedfrom
his douht ahout Aristotle’s arguments against Zeno the Eleatic, a special
attention is paid to the afiinities hetween Vico’s argumentation and that
ofthe 17th century Spanish 'Zenonists’ and that ofan essay Systeme nou-
veau de la nature et de la communication des substances, which Leihniz
puhlished anonymously in 1695. Moreover; a minute comparison with
Descartes’ theory ofmotion is presented.
VICO'S ZENO: READING LIBER METAPHYSICUS, CHAP. IV: DE ESSENTIIS, SEU DE VIRTUTIBUS. This paper is an attempt of
reading of the chapter IV of Liber metaphysicus, which is one of the most mysterious and diflicult writings ofVico. In this paper; although it is concluded that the person 'Zeno’ appeared in it is neither Zeno the Stoic nor Zeno the Eleatic, hut a product of Vico’s own imagination derived from
his doubt about Aristotle’s arguments against Zeno the Eleatic, a special attention is paid to the afiinities hetween Vico’s argumentation and that of the 17th century Spanish 'Zenonists’ and that ofan essay Systeme nou-
veau de la nature et de la communication des substances, which Leibniz published anonymously in 1695. Moreover; a minute comparison with Descartes’ theory of motion is presented.
other than marked hy great risks: such as on the role ofChristianity in the
preservation ofnations, on the suhject ofmiracles, etc. Ifin the Christian
inspiration of his thought Vico was not a markedly 'heterodox’ thinker;
neither was he an innocuous ‘orthodox’ philosopher
it is not intended to imply that the complex of his ideas and theses was
other than marked hy great risks: such as on the role ofChristianity in the
preservation ofnations, on the suhject ofmiracles, etc. Ifin the Christian
inspiration of his thought Vico was not a markedly 'heterodox’ thinker;
neither was he an innocuous ‘orthodox’ philosopher
RELIGION AND ’ORTODOXY’ IN VICO. THEOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF THE HISTORICAL RATIONALITY In discuss-
ing again the question ofVico’s ‘orthodoxy’, the essay examines the theo-
logicalpremises ofthe Vichian conception ofprovidence, and in particular
its relation to a centuries-long series ofdiscussions over the attrihutes of
the Christian God, his potestas ahsoluta and his potestas ordinata. Even
ifthe Neapolitan thinker never engages a in a systematic discussion of
divine attrihutes in their interrelations, the theme runs through the entire
Wchian corpus. In Vico’s thought the divine attrihutes of ’sapientia' and
'honitas’ are pre-eminent, hinding God’s will to choose and respect the
generalprinciple ofthe simplicity and immutahility ofthe historical order
Thus Vico emerges as one ofthe greatest‘, and certainly mostfertile, heirs
of the Christian tradition which characterised the divine in terms of its
wisdom and goodness. The argument of essay is directed toward show-
RELIGION AND ’ORTODOXY’ IN VICO. THEOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF THE HISTORICAL RATIONALITY In discuss-
ing again the question ofVico’s ‘orthodoxy’, the essay examines the theo-
logicalpremises ofthe Vichian conception ofprovidence, and in particular
its relation to a centuries-long series ofdiscussions over the attrihutes of
the Christian God, his potestas ahsoluta and his potestas ordinata. Even
ifthe Neapolitan thinker never engages a in a systematic discussion of
divine attrihutes in their interrelations, the theme runs through the entire
Wchian corpus. In Vico’s thought the divine attrihutes of ’sapientia' and
'honitas’ are pre-eminent, hinding God’s will to choose and respect the
generalprinciple ofthe simplicity and immutahility ofthe historical order
Thus Vico emerges as one ofthe greatest‘, and certainly mostfertile, heirs
of the Christian tradition which characterised the divine in terms of its
wisdom and goodness. The argument of essay is directed toward show-