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 classroom
- Each work is introduced and subsequently discussed, revealing the importance of Bacon’s work to his contemporaries as well as to modern readers
- Includes 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
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface: Why a Second Edition? Vii
Acknowledgments ix
Note on the Texts xi
Principal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon Introduction to the Second Edition xv
The Great Instauration 1
Proœmium 2
Epistle Dedicatory 5
Preface 8
The Plan of the Work 19
The Idols of the Mind 35
Synopsis and Questions 56
New Atlantis 61
Of Unity in Religion 113
Synopsis and Questions 118
Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates 121
Synopsis and Questions 130
On Bacon’s New Atlantis 133
Bibliography 159
Circa l’autore
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 Le Frak 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.
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