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English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Also known as: Francis Bacon of Verulamius, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban, Franciscus Bacon, Franz Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon

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Thomas More1478–1535
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Utopia is the model imaginary-commonwealth narrative that New Atlantis directly echoes. (AI reason)
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Thomas Hobbes1588–1679
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Applies systematic, method-driven reasoning to politics and human nature in lucid early modern English prose. (AI reason)
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René Descartes1596–1650
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John Locke1632–1704
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Develops empiricist theories of knowledge grounded in experience, extending Baconian inquiry. (AI reason)
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Thomas Browne1605–1682
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Combines ornate English prose with curiosity about natural knowledge and the correction of vulgar errors. (AI reason)
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Robert Burton1577–1640
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The Anatomy of Melancholy offers erudite, aphorism-laden early modern prose surveying human nature. (AI reason)
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Niccolò Machiavelli1469–1527
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Offers pragmatic, worldly counsel on power and statecraft akin to Bacon's civil essays. (AI reason)
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Known works

Essays
Novum organum
The advancement of learning
Advancement of learning, and The new Atlantis (1966)
Nova Atlantis