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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453728903321

Autore

Hale Kimberly Hurd <1983->

Titolo

Francis Bacon's New Atlantis in the foundation of modern political thought / / Kimberly Hurd Hale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-7391-8151-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

335/.02

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Utopias

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Plato's Atlantis; 3 Bacon's Project; 4 The Mind and the Body; 5 The Rule of Scientists; 6 Science, Technology, and the Founding of Modern Political Philosophy; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The relationship between technology, philosophy, and politics is both contentious and vital to our understanding of human nature and the ways human beings interact with one another in society; Francis Bacon outlined the wild potential and great danger of this relationship. This book explores Bacon's role as a founder of modern political science and the place of his New Atlantis in the founding of modern political thought.