Georges Sorel's study on Vico

"Georges Sorel's Study on Vico is a revelatory document of the depths and stakes of French social thought at the end of the 19th century. What brought Sorel to the 18th century Neapolitan theorist of history? Acute awareness of the limitations of Marxist thought in his day, a profound conc...

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Main Author: Sorel, Georges
Other Authors: Brandom, Eric (Editor), Giordani, Tommaso (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill [2020], 2020
Series:Radboud studies in humanities
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