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Anthony North: Let me make it clear from the beginning that I accept a lost civilization could once have existed, but I do not believe it is Atlantis. Rather, Atlantis is a metaphor. But this said, there is a great deal of importance attached to Atlantis. We are used to all forms of theories concerning Atlantis, but could it be that it holds a vital force within our intelligentsia and academic advancement itself? Indeed, could it fuel our idea of who we think we are? Atlantis bad: Intellectuals go out of their way to ridicule Atlantology. And indeed, much of it cannot be classed as "academic". Ignatius Donnelly is credited with beginning the modern interest in Atlantis. This was furthered by the likes of MadameBlavatsky, placing a whole mystical tradition upon the subject.
And when Adolf Hitler used Atlantis to further his maniac aims, Atlantis seemed to be discredited forever. These elements aside, the reality of Atlantis is that it sparks the human mind at certain times in our past. And by narrating the history of the interest in Atlantis, another story emerges out of the myth of its insanity. Francis bacon: One of the seminal figures behind the scientific revolution and the spirit of liberal democracy that rose hand in hand with it was the English philosopher and statesman, Francis Bacon. In his "The Advancement of Learning" in 1605, he laid down the scientific method of experimentation above belief. However, towards his death he wrote his unfinished "The New Atlantis", published posthumously in 1626. This, above all else, washis legacy to the spirit of enquiry he had helped to birth. An allegorical romance, "The New Atlantis" begins with a voyage in the Pacific. Near Peru the ship is blown off course and it comes upon the fantastic island of Bensalem. A native tells the crew about King Solamona who ruled 1900 years before. The king had set up a series of laboratories, forming a research institute with the task of discovering: "… 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".
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