Early Modern Origins of Natural and Political Science

Through a detailed analysis of the work of 3 key figures in early modern thought Niccol Machiavelli, Francis Bacon, and Ren Descartes Timothy Sean Quinn investigates the roots of modernist attitudes connecting science and politics and what this means for society today. Putting these seminal thinkers into dialogue, this book explores how modern natural science was shaped by Machiavelli's ...