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New Atlantis and The Great Instauration Hardback - 2016 - 2nd Edition
by Francis Bacon
- New
- Hardcover
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- Title New Atlantis and The Great Instauration
- Author Francis Bacon
- Binding Hardback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Condition New
- Pages 184
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2016-05-31
- Features Annotated, Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9781119097983
- ISBN 9781119097983 / 1119097983
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (21.84 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Philosophy, Science - Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015049558
- Dewey Decimal Code 100
From the rear cover
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 as a summary of each work and questions for the reader. Each work is introduced and subsequently discussed, revealing the importance of Bacon's work to his contemporaries as well as to modern-day readers. The volume includes a comprehensive introduction and annotations throughout the text, as well as synopses and questions to accompany each selection. It also features an appendix of Principal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon and a selected bibliographyof works about this important historical thinker.
The second edition is also updated with a generous interior layout, making this volume even more classroom-friendly with easy-to-navigate pedagogical features.