Vico

Giambattista Vico was an 18th-century philosopher who believed that human history and culture develop through shared stories, language, and collective ideas. He argued that societies create their own worldview over time, shaping laws, customs, and beliefs. Vico emphasized understanding history as a way to grasp human nature and emphasized that knowledge is built through tradition and community, not just science or individual reason. His ideas highlight the importance of cultural context in shaping human understanding and recognize that history is a continuous, dynamic process influenced by human creativity and shared experience.