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The Advancement of Learning and New Atlantis
Contributor(s): Bacon, Francis (Author)

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 ISBN: 1979644438     ISBN-13: 9781979644433
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $10.93  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Non-classifiable
- History
- Philosophy
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.89 lbs) 300 pages
 
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The Advancement of Learning (Or: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) by Francis Bacon is a book that inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influential Encyclop die by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Denis Diderot, and is credited by Bacon's biographer-essayist Catherine Drinker Bowen with being a pioneering essay in support of empirical philosophy. And the New Atlantis by the same author is an incomplete utopian novel, first published in 1627. This book portrays a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind, and it depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem.
 
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