Francis Bacon’s Scientifically Revolutionary Utopia
The New Atlantis is a seventeenth century depiction of a utopia by Francis Bacon. In this novel, Francis Bacon continues on More’s utopian ideas. Unlike More, however, Bacon relied on societal change via advancements in science and ones own awareness of his environment rather than through religious reforms or social legislation. The seventeenth century marks a period in history where drastic social change occurred. This change, however, was not as much political or technological but religious. During this time, the introduction of ideas and theories, starting with the renown Galileo and Isaac Newton, spread a wave of enlightenment across Europe as people began to question the teachings and the overall infidelity of the church.
Beginning in the seventeenth century Europeans began seeing a shift from the med-evil teachings of the church to a more enlightened scientific world. Although the Catholics were still against science and political democracy, a wave of new Protestants were very progressive. With the Catholic Church becoming aware that it was loosing some of its following to science, it tried desperate measures such as the inquisition where they questioned and tried to get rid of people not committed and devout to the church. Despite these measures, however, the church was basically trying to hold back the tide as a plethora of knowledge began to flow into society.
Galileo was born in 1564 in a time where society was very conforming to the teachings of the church. Despite his discoveries, Galileo was very religious though he tied religion and science into his life. Galileo’s great contribution to science was the telescope, however his greater contribution was the gift of awareness and knowledge. Before Galileo, it was generally accepted that the earth was the center of the universe. This was not based upon data or facts, but merely because the church said so. Prior to the seventeenth century, Europe was stuck in the med-evil era of church teachings. With Galileo’s telescope, however, he was able to show that the sun rather than the earth was the center of the universe. Although this new discovery had a large scientific value, it had a larger impact to society on a religious level.
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...ls. This is exemplified in the book when the servants and priests refuse to be paid twice for their civil duties. These basic ideas are carried on into the nineteenth century and the period of the enlightenment.
During the nineteenth century, skepticism about Christianity is formulated and people begin to look for rationality and reasoning behind every day life. Furthermore, the concept of “tabula rasa” or “blank slate” is formed and people begin to realize that positions should be filled based on qualifications and skill rather than bloodlines.
All in all, Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis is the first of the scientific utopias and his ideas are definitely indicative of seventeenth century and the scientific revolution. Bacon’s ideas for utopia are more realistic than other communistic utopias in that he proposes to satisfy people’s wants for material possessions through scientific advances rather than through coaxing them into higher moral states. Bacon urged his readers to actively seek out this perfect world and in many ways, though not actually occurring, society gravitates towards this ideal in the eighteenth century.
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Henry Ford was the pioneer of the American automobile industry. He was born in 1863 near Dearborn, Michigan. Forty years later he started Ford Motor Company with the help of Thomas Edison. In 1908, Henry Ford forever changed the world with his Model T. Ford was known as a revolutionary person for not only making the automobile inexpensive but also for teaching workers proper skills and paying them steady wages. (Henry Ford Bio, 1) Only a mere six years later, Ford changed the world again with his invention of the moving assembly line in 1914. With the modern assembly line he was now able to mass produce his Model T. Nearly everything mass produced in the world is assembled on an assembly line thanks to Ford’s 100 year old idea. Not only did Ford make life easier for civilians by giving them affordable access to
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Sir Francis Bacon was one of the most well-known writers of his time, largely due to his advancements in the field of political science. He is known as the father of modern science and is credited with creating the scientific method. Sir Francis Bacon held a large variety of jobs and offices during his lifetime. It was this wide range of experience that allowed Bacon to gain insight into what was happening in the world around him. Many times Bacon did not agree with what he saw. In an attempt to change what he did not agree with and persuade people to think otherwise, Francis Bacon amassed a large collection of published essays covering a wide range of topics. In addition, Bacon wrote a book titled New Atlantis. In New Atlantis, Bacon manipulates various religious fables within his utopia in order to appeal to the general public and impart his views upon them. According to Stephen McKnight, Bacon’s purpose is to discourage humans from searching for the “heavenly city” and instead encourage them to examine what humans can do for themselves.
In the 17th Century, there was much controversy between religion and science. The church supported a single worldview that God’s creation was the center of the universe. The kings and rulers were set in their ways to set the people’s minds to believe this and to never question it. From these ideas, the Enlightenment was bred from the Scientific Revolution.
The first real concept of Utopia was seen in Plato’s Republic, where it presented the very first model of what a utopian society would appear to be. Many years later, in the sixteenth century, Sir Thomas More wrote his book about utopia called, Utopia. This was written in responds to the difficult times England was facing, in social and political terms. It basically showed what could be achieved if previous historical conflict causing actions no longer happened. After the success of More’s utopian concept, many other intellects followed in writing their own utopian concepts all throughout the seventeenth century. Of all the books written, Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis was one of the most notable of them all. It shows how many utopian works seek the same general ideas with many different, varied implementations. After the seventeenth century and into the eighteenth, the American Revolution occurred. After the success of the Revolution, many intellects started to wonder what the society put in place would be like. Many experimental communities throughout the new found America were put in place, all striving to achieve an ideal society. None of these societies were able to be sustained, although in theory, many have persisted.
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