
The quintessence of dust
Reflections on humanity's paradoxical nature as both noble and wretched, exploring the tension between our divine aspirations and earthly limitations

Reflections on humanity's paradoxical nature as both noble and wretched, exploring the tension between our divine aspirations and earthly limitations

Giambattista Vico’s Scienza Nuova axioms—ages of gods, heroes, and men; poetic wisdom; philology; and cyclical history as an alternative...