The Essays of Francis Bacon

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Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one fact is certainly true when dealing with Sir Francis Bacon.The youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Francis was born in Strand, London, on Jan. 22, 1561. He went to Trinity College at Cambridge. He was elected to Parliament; he was Queen's Counsel; he even became Attorney General before finally gaining the position of Lord Chancellor.But as do the careers of so many politicians, in 1621 his political career ended in disgrace.And yet, for all of this, both Diderot and Voltaire considered him "the father of modern science." Others consider him only the father of the "scientific method." (That process of collecting and organizing data.) Bacon's "The Essays," to which we now turn our attention, are--if they are nothing else--a delightful collection in decided disarray. That is, they seem to take no true progression. But an essay is not meant to be a treatise. And for all that, these essays are still a pleasure to read.Encompassing a broad field of interest, their largesse denotes the broad learning of this brilliant philosopher. It is therefore our sincere hope that the reader will, themselves, encompass these Essays. More importantly, we hope you enjoy them. (Summary by Carl Vonnoh, III) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox ca

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1e Burggraaf van St Albans (Strand (Londen), 22 januari 1561 – Highgate, 9 april 1626) was een Engelse filosoof, staatsman, advocaat, jurist, auteur en pionier van de wetenschappelijke methode. Hij werd ook Lord Verulam genoemd. Hij werd Attorney General en Lord Chancellor van Engeland. Hoewel hij politiek in 1621 in ongenade viel, bleef hij toch extreem invloedrijk door zijn werken, vooral als filosofische advocaat en beoefenaar van de wetenschappelijke methode tijdens de wetenschappelijke revolutie. Bacon wordt daarom wel de vader van het empirisme genoemd.

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