Many prominent logicians during the Age of Enlightenment made stunning achievements in philosophy but did not recognize the important role that rhetoric plays in thought and expression, not realizing that rhetorical vector had consequences when examining (and explaining) such concepts as Natural Law, a topic of importance that was given considerable attention during the eighteenth century.1 Giambattista Vico (1668–1744 CE), a Royal Professor of Eloquence at the University of Naples, was a noticeable exception, and his recognition of the place that rhetoric had in the development and expression of Natural Law runs counter to his contemporaries, anticipating advancements in understanding the relationship of rhetoric and philosophy by several generations. The limitation that constrained many logicians of that period is that they viewed logic as standing alone, independent, and autonomous from other human faculties. Such a myopic perspective is difficult to imagine, particularly for those who recognize Natural Law as...

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