The chapter examines Bacon's New Atlantis (1627) as a landmark in scientific utopianism, where reason and empirical inquiry replace philosophical speculation. The island city of Bensalem, centred on the Salomon's House research institution, prefigures modern academies and the smart city. Science becomes the engine of human happiness, shifting the utopian focus from urban form to the quality of civic life.
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Title
La Nuova Atlantide
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4.09
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
L'utopia e la città ideale
Book Subtitle
Sogni, paure, desideri
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
120
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0984-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0985-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0986-1
Series Title
People_Places_Architecture
Series ISSN
2975-0415
Series E-ISSN
2975-027X