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The religious foundations of Francis Bacon's thought /

"Presents close analysis of eight of Francis Bacon's texts in order to investigate the relation of his religious views to his instauration. Attempts to correct the persistent misconception of Bacon as a secular modern who dismissed religion in order to promote the human advancement of know...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKnight, Stephen A., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 2006.
Colección:Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bacon's religion obscured : the problem of reading in the "future indicative"
  • The new Atlantis
  • The great instauration
  • The new organon
  • Themes and images in Bacon's early writings
  • Conclusion: four key Baconian themes : instauration, providence, apocalypse, and vocation.