Francis Bacon and the Project of Progress

The book is clearly written and makes available a wide range of issues concerning the style of Bacon's writings and his politics. Highly recommended to both general and academic libraries at all levels.-CHOICE

Acknowledgments
The Politics of Enlightenment
A Plan and Its Interpreters	p. 3
The Art of Enlightenment	p. 27
Improvements on Machiavelli: Empire Humane, Civil, and Visionary	p. 59
Self, Society, and Domination: Reconsidering Baconian Individualism
The Self-Made Man	p. 87
The Ancients Corrected: Wisdom as Policy, Friendship as Leadership	p. 111
The Emperor over Time	p. 127
The State of Progress
Bacon and the Modern State	p. 145
Henry VII, the State-Builder	p. 161
The Great Power	p. 183
The Politics of Hope	p. 201
Visions and Powers: The Comprehensive Politics of Progress	p. 229
The Foundation of the Project	p. 261
Appendix 1: Civil Image of Julius Caesar	p. 283
Appendix 2: Imago Civilis Julii Caesaris	p. 287
Appendix 3: Civil Image of Augustus Caesar	p. 291
Appendix 4: Imago Civilis Augusti Caesaris	p. 293
Index	p. 295
Index to Discussions	p. 307
About the Author	p. 309
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