The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

June 23, 2009

June 23, 1668

Giambattista Vico, the Italian philosopher, was born on June 23, 1668. He may not have understood the extent to which the philosophy of history was a religious construct, but he knew he was engaging in an original work when he devised his view of the movement of history: Vico envisioned history moving in circles, but these circles change at each revolution so that the repetition is not precise. There is a totally unsubstantiated rumor the idea for these circles came to Vico after watching a cat play with a piece of string.
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