Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>In this dissertation, I argue that Giambattista Vico (1668-1744), most famously considered a philosopher of history, is above all a philosopher of narration. I unfold Vico’s narrative response to and rejection of traditional philosophical discourse; through relating the story of himself and the story of mankind, Vico demonstrates that storytelling gives birth to the human self and world. Furthermore, I emphasize the ontological import of narrative, often overlooked, in his two major works, The Autobiography of Giambattista Vico and The New Science. Finally, I conclude by showing the relevance of Vico’s pedagogical call to cultivate the child’s narrative imagination in childhood education today. It is my contention that Vico’s narrative art can revive the lost art of storytelling and make possible our own recovery of narratable selves.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- PhD
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Worldwide Access
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Philosophy
- Year dc:date.available
- 2016
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Ragusa, Ariana
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Frederick Evans
- Silvia Benso
- Michael Harrington
Rights
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/42
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1041