...his book New Atlantis (1624), Bacon says, "The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the...bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible."12 He is explicit about the possible benefits of science: "We do publish such new profitable...

...all things. As Bacon said, "The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes, and secret motions: and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible."5 Science primarily aimed at domination. It had no subordination to a disinterested pursuit...

...for the sole purpose of interpreting nature and of producing great works for the benefit of man: for the "enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible" (71). The systematic use of knowledge and the control of nature through science, Bacon argues, make...

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...House." Its main purpose is thus described: "The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the...empire, to the effecting of all things possible." For example: "We have also parks, and inclosures of all sorts, of beasts and birds; which we use not...

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...high heels, and beauty care."1 ' The denizens of Salomon's House seek "the knowledge of Causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the...Human Empire to the effecting of all things possible." And they too can alter nature in crucial respects — for example, by changing the normal course of...

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