Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project

Autores
Manzo, Silvia
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
This paper will explore Bacon's perceptions of the scientific connotations of the Spanish empire and his reception of early modern Iberian science. Its aim is to analyze the extent to which the Iberian background played a role in the making of Bacon's project of a utopian imperial science, by drawing attention to some particular cases: the reception of the Jesuits, the natural histories, the chronicles of discovery, and the evaluation of Columbus' voyages. It is shown that Bacon's relationship with Iberian themes and sources was explicit in a few cases (Acosta, Columbus, Inca Garcilaso, the Jesuit order), while at other times the relationship is more indirect and implicit (Fernández de Oviedo, López de Gomara, Martire, Ramusio, Benzoni, Fernández de Quirós). It is argued that early modern imperial Spain seems to have been assessed by Bacon as a model of a growing empire, an empire whose greatness relied heavily on the Jesuit order and the colonization of America. The paper concludes that the attentive observation of the Spanish empire as well as the acquaintance with the Jesuits and the Iberian chronicles must have inspired Bacon's project of science and his ideas on the articulation of science with empire. At the same time, other past and contemporary authors and traditions found their place in Bacon's program for the reform of learning. This eclectic blend underlying this project rather than depriving the end result of novelty, allows us to realize the new decisive contents Bacon added to the diverse ideas and practices he relied on.
Fil: Manzo, Silvia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.
Fuente
Studii de stiinta si cultura, 6(4), 111-129. (2010)
ISSN 2067-5135
Materia
Filosofía
Bacon, Francis
Jesuitas
Colonialismo
Conquista de América
Francis Bacon
Iberian science
Empire
Chronicles of America
Jesuits
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spelling Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's projectManzo, SilviaFilosofíaBacon, FrancisJesuitasColonialismoConquista de AméricaFrancis BaconIberian scienceEmpireChronicles of AmericaJesuitsThis paper will explore Bacon's perceptions of the scientific connotations of the Spanish empire and his reception of early modern Iberian science. Its aim is to analyze the extent to which the Iberian background played a role in the making of Bacon's project of a utopian imperial science, by drawing attention to some particular cases: the reception of the Jesuits, the natural histories, the chronicles of discovery, and the evaluation of Columbus' voyages. It is shown that Bacon's relationship with Iberian themes and sources was explicit in a few cases (Acosta, Columbus, Inca Garcilaso, the Jesuit order), while at other times the relationship is more indirect and implicit (Fernández de Oviedo, López de Gomara, Martire, Ramusio, Benzoni, Fernández de Quirós). It is argued that early modern imperial Spain seems to have been assessed by Bacon as a model of a growing empire, an empire whose greatness relied heavily on the Jesuit order and the colonization of America. The paper concludes that the attentive observation of the Spanish empire as well as the acquaintance with the Jesuits and the Iberian chronicles must have inspired Bacon's project of science and his ideas on the articulation of science with empire. At the same time, other past and contemporary authors and traditions found their place in Bacon's program for the reform of learning. This eclectic blend underlying this project rather than depriving the end result of novelty, allows us to realize the new decisive contents Bacon added to the diverse ideas and practices he relied on.Fil: Manzo, Silvia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.2010info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttps://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/art_revistas/pr.10043/pr.10043.pdfStudii de stiinta si cultura, 6(4), 111-129. (2010)ISSN 2067-5135reponame:Memoria Académica (UNLP-FAHCE)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educacióninstacron:UNLPenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/hdl/10915/89801info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2025-09-29T11:56:00Zoai:memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar:snrd:Jpr10043Institucionalhttps://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicahttps://www.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/https://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/oaiserver.cgimemoria@fahce.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13412025-09-29 11:56:01.593Memoria Académica (UNLP-FAHCE) - Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educaciónfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
title Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
spellingShingle Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
Manzo, Silvia
Filosofía
Bacon, Francis
Jesuitas
Colonialismo
Conquista de América
Francis Bacon
Iberian science
Empire
Chronicles of America
Jesuits
title_short Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
title_full Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
title_fullStr Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
title_full_unstemmed Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
title_sort Utopian science and empire: notes on the iberian background of Francis Bacon's project
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Manzo, Silvia
author Manzo, Silvia
author_facet Manzo, Silvia
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Filosofía
Bacon, Francis
Jesuitas
Colonialismo
Conquista de América
Francis Bacon
Iberian science
Empire
Chronicles of America
Jesuits
topic Filosofía
Bacon, Francis
Jesuitas
Colonialismo
Conquista de América
Francis Bacon
Iberian science
Empire
Chronicles of America
Jesuits
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper will explore Bacon's perceptions of the scientific connotations of the Spanish empire and his reception of early modern Iberian science. Its aim is to analyze the extent to which the Iberian background played a role in the making of Bacon's project of a utopian imperial science, by drawing attention to some particular cases: the reception of the Jesuits, the natural histories, the chronicles of discovery, and the evaluation of Columbus' voyages. It is shown that Bacon's relationship with Iberian themes and sources was explicit in a few cases (Acosta, Columbus, Inca Garcilaso, the Jesuit order), while at other times the relationship is more indirect and implicit (Fernández de Oviedo, López de Gomara, Martire, Ramusio, Benzoni, Fernández de Quirós). It is argued that early modern imperial Spain seems to have been assessed by Bacon as a model of a growing empire, an empire whose greatness relied heavily on the Jesuit order and the colonization of America. The paper concludes that the attentive observation of the Spanish empire as well as the acquaintance with the Jesuits and the Iberian chronicles must have inspired Bacon's project of science and his ideas on the articulation of science with empire. At the same time, other past and contemporary authors and traditions found their place in Bacon's program for the reform of learning. This eclectic blend underlying this project rather than depriving the end result of novelty, allows us to realize the new decisive contents Bacon added to the diverse ideas and practices he relied on.
Fil: Manzo, Silvia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.
description This paper will explore Bacon's perceptions of the scientific connotations of the Spanish empire and his reception of early modern Iberian science. Its aim is to analyze the extent to which the Iberian background played a role in the making of Bacon's project of a utopian imperial science, by drawing attention to some particular cases: the reception of the Jesuits, the natural histories, the chronicles of discovery, and the evaluation of Columbus' voyages. It is shown that Bacon's relationship with Iberian themes and sources was explicit in a few cases (Acosta, Columbus, Inca Garcilaso, the Jesuit order), while at other times the relationship is more indirect and implicit (Fernández de Oviedo, López de Gomara, Martire, Ramusio, Benzoni, Fernández de Quirós). It is argued that early modern imperial Spain seems to have been assessed by Bacon as a model of a growing empire, an empire whose greatness relied heavily on the Jesuit order and the colonization of America. The paper concludes that the attentive observation of the Spanish empire as well as the acquaintance with the Jesuits and the Iberian chronicles must have inspired Bacon's project of science and his ideas on the articulation of science with empire. At the same time, other past and contemporary authors and traditions found their place in Bacon's program for the reform of learning. This eclectic blend underlying this project rather than depriving the end result of novelty, allows us to realize the new decisive contents Bacon added to the diverse ideas and practices he relied on.
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