{"product_id":"9781350598515","title":"Early Modern Origins of Natural and Political Science Machiavelli, Bacon, and Descartes","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarly Modern Origins of Natural and Political Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMachiavelli, Bacon, and Descartes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTimothy Sean Quinn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Renaissance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough a detailed analysis of the work of 3 key figures in early modern thought – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli, Francis Bacon, and René Descartes – Timothy Sean Quinn investigates the roots of modernist attitudes connecting science and politics and what this means for society today.    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePutting these seminal thinkers into dialogue, this book explores how modern natural science was shaped by Machiavelli's political theory. In particular, it uncovers the ways in which Bacon and Descartes assimilated Machiavelli's political philosophy, and his rejection of ancient Greek and Christian idealism, into a new concept of nature. Developed in numerous treatises, including Bacon's \u003ci\u003eIdola Mentis \u003c\/i\u003eand Descartes' \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Method\u003c\/i\u003e, this new concept of nature fundamentally reoriented the practice of science and brought new ways to conceive the relationship between science and civil society.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond a historical survey, Quinn argues that a return to and questioning of early modern thought is crucial in light of today's societal crises. From the rise of totalitarianism to climate change, progress in the last century has failed on modernity's promise to redeem the human condition. Boldly arguing against the common idea that the roots of today's problems lie in the industrial revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, this volume proposes instead that they lie in the origins of natural and political science as put forward by Bacon, Descartes, and at one remove, Machiavelli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTimothy Sean Quinn \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Xavier University, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350598515\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51197115793548,"sku":"9781350598515","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_16de3f88-d4fc-4d1b-b3c9-42c0698332e4.jpg?v=1782962315","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350598515","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}