New Atlantis and The Great Instauration

AvFrancis Bacon,Jerry Weinberger

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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This richly annotated second edition of the now-classic pairing of Bacon's masterpieces, New Atlantis and The Great Instauration features the addition of other works by Bacon, including "The Idols of the Mind," "Of Unity in Religion" and "Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates," as well a Summary of the each work and Questions for the reader. Includes works new to the second edition, including "The Idols of the Mind," "Of Unity in Religion," and "Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates"Updates the layout of the previous edition with a more generous interior design, making this work more student-friendly and easier to navigate in the classroomEach work is introduced and subsequently discussed, revealing the importance of Bacon’s work to his contemporaries as well as to modern readersIncludes a comprehensive introduction and annotations throughout the text; as well as an appendix of Principal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon; a selected bibliography; and synopses and questions to accompany each work

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-27
Mått:140 x 213 x 13 mm
Vikt:181 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Crofts Classics
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:2
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781119098027

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Mer om författaren

Jerry Weinberger is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. He received his B.A. from The University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has won the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, fellowships from the Earhart Foundation and the Institute for Educational Affairs, and has twice been a Senior Research Fellow of the NEH. He is Director of the LeFrak Forum and Co-Director of the Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy. Among his books are Science, Faith and Politics: Francis Bacon and the Utopian Roots of the Modern Age (1985); Francis Bacon’s History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh: A New Edition and Interpretive Essay (1996); and Benjamin Franklin Unmasked: On the Unity of His Moral, Religious, and Political Thought (2005). A resident of Washington, DC, he is a regular contributor to City Journal, the nation’s premier urban-policy magazine.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Why a Second Edition? viiAcknowledgments ixNote on the Texts xiPrincipal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon Introduction to the Second Edition xvThe Great Instauration 1Proœmium 2Epistle Dedicatory 5Preface 8The Plan of the Work 19The Idols of the Mind 35Synopsis and Questions 56New Atlantis 61Of Unity in Religion 113Synopsis and Questions 118Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates 121Synopsis and Questions 130On Bacon’s New Atlantis 133Bibliography 159