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Vico

American  
[vik-oh, vee-koh, vee-kaw] / ˈvɪk oʊ, ˈvi koʊ, ˈvi kɔ /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.


Vico British  
/ ˈviːko, ˈvɪkəʊ /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1668–1744, Italian philosopher. In Scienza Nuova (1721) he postulated that civilizations rise and fall in evolutionary cycles, making use of myths, poetry, and linguistics as historical evidence

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I don’t mean that we are trapped in an inflexible pattern of endlessly repeating historical cycles, as in the more esoteric propositions of Vico and Nietzsche.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

The Scot even has a special shrine in Vico San Nicola al Nilo, and a nickname - "McFratm".

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Among his forerunners are Vico Magistretti and Achille Castiglioni, in whose company he said he was humbled.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Actor Vico Ortiz, who is Hispanic and nonbinary, defended Latinx during a recent interview on NBC’s “Today,” calling the Spanish language “incredibly binary.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2021

Vico, no less than Pozzano, has its miraculous Madonna.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.

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