Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Part I. From Natural Philosophy to Political Philosophy 1. Francis Bacon: A New Interpretation of Nature 2. Thomas Hobbes's Scientific Approach to Politics 3. John Locke and the Origins of Political Resistance Part II. Science and Its Critics 4. The Ethic and Practice of Modern Natural Science 5. Critical Theory and the Critique of Modernity 6. Michel Foucault and the Postmodern Reaction Conclusion Bibliography Index