Bensalem
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Bensalem is the fictional island society in Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis," depicted as an ideal commonwealth governed by reason, scientific inquiry, and moral virtue.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
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fictional society ⓘ setting in a literary work ⓘ utopian society ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | New Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstContactWithEuropeansInStory | Spanish sailors ⓘ |
| governedAccordingTo |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ |
| governedBy |
moral virtue
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reason ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| hasEconomicFeature |
collective ownership of scientific instruments
ⓘ
state-supported research ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | ideal commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Salomon's House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralFeature |
emphasis on charity
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emphasis on chastity ⓘ emphasis on obedience to law ⓘ emphasis on truthfulness ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalFeature |
council of wise men
ⓘ
limited monarchy (implied) ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage |
Greek (learned by inhabitants)
ⓘ
Hebrew (learned by inhabitants) ⓘ Latin (learned by inhabitants) ⓘ Spanish (learned by inhabitants) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFeature |
Christian monotheism
ⓘ
reverence for miracles ⓘ tolerant attitude toward foreign religions (limited) ⓘ |
| hasScientificInstitution | Salomon's House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialFeature |
hospitality to strangers
ⓘ
regulated sexuality ⓘ strong family structures ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
advanced medicine
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advanced optics ⓘ artificial weather control (limited) ⓘ flying machines (conceptual) ⓘ sound manipulation devices ⓘ submarines (underwater boats) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced scientific research
ⓘ
religious piety ⓘ social harmony ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | early modern utopian literature ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInstitutionDescribedAs | college of six days' works ⓘ |
| scientificInstitutionPurpose |
effecting all things possible
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enlarging the bounds of human empire ⓘ knowledge of causes and secret motions of things ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Bacon's ideal of a scientific commonwealth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salomon's House