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The New Atlantis - Francis Bacon

·1 hr 35 min·5 clips
Solomon's House maintains caves three miles deep for scientific experiments, artificial metal production, and extending human knowledge of nature's secrets.
A reading of Francis Bacon's 1627 utopian work 'The New Atlantis,' where shipwrecked sailors discover the advanced island nation of Bensalem, which combines Christian piety with organized scientific research through the institution of Solomon's House. The narrative explores Bacon's vision of a society that uses knowledge to improve human life while maintaining isolation from the corrupting influences of the outside world.

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A grave, orderly vision of knowledge and an ideal commonwealth.

Francis Bacon's The New Atlantis offers a stern, ceremonial picture of a commonwealth built around knowledge, public spirit, and scientific inquiry.

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Press play if you want an ideal commonwealth that treats knowledge like a public institution.

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