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Francis Bacon's New Atlantis in the Foundation of Modern Political Thought (Hardcover)
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Francis Bacon's New Atlantis in the Foundation of Modern Political Thought (Hardcover)
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Francis Bacon, long considered a minor figure in the founding of
modern political thought, is now recognized as one of its foremost
thinkers. Bacon not only championed a new type and method of
scientific inquiry, he also developed a plan for how modern society
could be re-ordered to accommodate and promote scientific progress.
Bacon's scientific writings cannot be wholly understood apart from
his political writings, and many of his works combine the two
topics so subtly that it is difficult to even place them in a
definitive category; in this book, Kimberly Hurd Hale identifies
the thread in Bacon's body of work that links modern science and
liberalism. Hale provides a detailed analysis of New Atlantis,
examining Bacon's place in the founding of modern political
philosophy and the ways he relates to Plato, Machiavelli, and
Hobbes. Hurd argues that Bacon's demonstration of scientific rule
in the New Atlantis is not meant as a blueprint for modern society;
rather it shows us the dangers of a scientific society devoid of
liberty. By examining what is troubling about the New Atlantis,
this book explains what problems lead to the emergence of Atlantean
societies, i.e. societies that are prosperous, ambitious, and
doomed. It shows that Bacon's portrait of Bensalem may provide the
light necessary to guide those of us living in a world shaped by
modern science through the dangerous seas.
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