Vico definitely deserves a place in PHIL 202 course and he could possibly replace Elizabeth. Elizabeth, even having direct connections with Descartes, only purposed one question on Descartes’s works. Vico, on the other hand, not only compared the study method of Descartes and his but also offers rejections in a broader dimension. He also rejects Descartes’s view of the world and the range of truths. Thus, Vico would definitely be a better Philosopher for studying possible refutations of Descartes comparing to Elizabeth, and Vico deserves a place.
Vico also deserves a place in the philosophical canon. His work and study methods are the foundations of the philosophy of history and successfully build a new view of the world in his era. His ‘Verum-Factum’ principle is epoch-making that even it confines one’s view to the natural world, it firstly focused on the emotions of humans. Thus, Vico would definitely be a unique one shining in the philosophical canon.
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