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This essay purports to indicate some problems inherent in the translation of Giambattista Vico’s Scienza Nuova into Korean. For that purpose it ἀrst delineates the analogy between the thought of the contemporary philosophers of language and that of Vico, to the effect that the former’s refutation of Russell and Carnap bears similarity to Vico’s confrontation with Descartes. Then it goes on to delve into Vico’s view of language and its connectedness with his general philosophy of history. Finally it points out some practical problems in the translation per se.