Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 284 g
Reihe: Crofts Classics
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 284 g
Reihe: Crofts Classics
ISBN: 978-1-119-09798-3
Verlag: Wiley John + Sons
* 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
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface: Why a Second Edition? vii
Acknowledgments ix
Note on the Texts xi
Principal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon xiii
Introduction to the Second Edition xv
The Great Instauration 1
Proemium 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