Bacon’s scientific program served capitalist and state interests, not the poor’s

Evidence

But, whereas Andreä and Campanella had in mind the improvement of the lot of the peasantry, beggars, cottagers, and artisans, Bacon can be identified with the interests of the clothier capitalists, merchants, mine owners, and the state. — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature, 701

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Bacon’s scientific program chiefly benefited the middle-class male entrepreneur. — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 657; Bacon’s science reinforced early capitalism’s growth and progress tendencies — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 740; Bacon’s utopia authorized the manipulation of living organisms for experimental gain — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 732

Broader Connections

• Bacon’s science reinforced early capitalism’s growth and progress tendencies #corroborates (0.85) — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature, 740
• Bacon’s utopia authorized the manipulation of living organisms for experimental gain #expands (0.80) — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature, 732