Which historian of ideas took interest in Vico's work?
George H. Sabine
C.B. MacPherson
Frederick Copleston
Isaiah Berlin
Answer
Isaiah Berlin, a noted historian of ideas, took an interest in the work of Giambattista Vico. Berlin was particularly drawn to Vico's concept of verum factum, which holds that all knowledge is derived from human experience and action. Berlin believed that Vico's work offered a valuable perspective on the nature of human knowledge and the relationship between the individual and society.
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