Vico’s Ring. Notes on the“Scienza nuova”, its Structure, and the Hermeneutics of Homer’s Works

The present study of Giambattista Vico’s defining work, La Scienza nuova (The New Science) is concerned with an approach to the work that pays requisite attention not only to the content but also to its form. To that end, Horst Steinke proposes that Scienza nuova possesses the structure of a ring composition by which individual parts of the work relate to each other in complex but identifiable ways. This approach, which is developed through a discussion of all five Books that make up the work, also leads to, or implies, certain constraints on the interpretation of Vico’s thought, resulting from an interplay of form and content. Since Vico made Homer the centerpiece of his own work, Vico’s hermeneutics are discussed in the context of his underlying philosophy of language, and both are compared with Spinoza’s thought. Finally, the so-called “Homeric question”, in Vico’s view, is addressed in an original way

Anthropometric, metabolic and fat data in the population studied.

<p>All values expressed as median and (interquartile range) unless specified. HALS = HIV-1/HAART-associated lipodystrophy syndrome, BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist-hip ratio, LSGS = lipodystrophy severity grade score, mmol/l = milimoles per liter, HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, VLDL = very low density lipoprotein, pmol/l = picomoles per liter, g = grams.</p

Demographics and immunovirological status of the population studied.

<p>Values are expressed as median and interquartile range, unless indicated.</p>*<p>includes 2 patients with post-transfusion HIV and 1 with unknown risk, MsM = men who have sex with men, HTSX = heterosexuals, IDU = intravenous drug users, AIDS = acquired immune deficiency syndrome, HCV = hepatitis C virus, HBV = hepatitis B virus, ml = milliliters.</p

Anthropometric, metabolic and fat data in d4T-exposed patients.

<p>All values expressed as median and (interquartile range) unless specified.</p><p>HALS = HIV-1/HAART-associated lipodystrophy syndrome, BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist-hip ratio, LSGS = lipodystrophy grade severity score, BP = blood pressure, mmol/l = milimoles per litre, HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, VLDL = very low density lipoprotein, pmol/l = picomoles per litre, HOMA-r = homeostasis model assessment, g = grams.</p

Gene polymorphisms associated with the presence of pancreatitis and/or neuropathy in d4T-exposed patients.

<p>TS = thymidylate synthase, MTHFR = methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase,</p>*<p>Heterozygous and wild-type patients, ^†Homozygous 677T, homozygous 1298C and compound heterozygous patients.</p

Gene polymorphisms associated with the presence of HALS in d4T-exposed patients.

<p>HALS = HIV/HAART-associated lipodystrophy syndrome, TS = thymidylate synthase, MTHFR = methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase,</p>*<p>Heterozygous and wild-type patients,</p>†<p>Homozygous 677T, homozygous 1298C and compound heterozygous patients.</p

Demographics and viro-immunological status of the population studied.

<p>Values are expressed as median and interquartile range, unless indicated. HALS = HIV-1/HAART-associated lipodystrophy syndrome, MsM = men who have sex with men, HTSX = heterosexuals, IDU = intravenous drug users, AIDS = acquired immune deficiency syndrome, HCV = hepatitis C virus, HBV = hepatitis B virus, ml = millilitres.</p

d4T-TP intracellular levels according to TS and MTHFR genotypes, and HLA B^*-40∶01 carriage.

<p>Values are expressed as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated. TS = thymidylate synthase, MTHFR = methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase,</p>*<p>Heterozygous and wild-type patients,</p>†<p>Homozygous 677T, homozygous 1298C and compound heterozygous patients.</p