Knowledge is Power: Francis Bacon and the Birth of Modernity

3 credits · Undergraduate

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) helped shape our modern assumptions that natural knowledge (science) will lead to both human flourishing and political power. By reading some of his works in their late Renaissance context we will reflect on the birth of those assumptions, thus gaining a new perspective on their modern form. CROSSLISTED: EMSP 3340.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar