Giambattista Vico: The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.

The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.

-- Giambattista Vico


		Name: Giambattista Vico Type: Philosopher Nationality: Italian Birth: June 23, 1668 Death: January 23, 1744

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