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

第一代圣奥尔本子爵弗朗西斯·培根（英語：Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban，1561年1月22日—1626年4月9日），英国文艺复兴时期哲学家、政要、科學家、法學家、演說家和散文作家，被认为是经验主义哲学的创始人。卡尔·马克思亦称其为“英国唯物主义和整个现代实验科学的真正始祖”。

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