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Francis Bacon

Born

in Strand, London, England

October 24, 1560

Died

April 09, 1626

Genre

Philosophy, Science

Influences

Democritus, Aristotle, Niccolò Machiavelli, René Descartes ...more

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, QC (1560-1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution.

Bacon has been called the creator of empiricism. His works established and popularised inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method, or simply the scientific method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of whic ...more

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	The Essays 3.81 avg rating — 4,198 ratings — published 1597 — 1028 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Atlantis 3.10 avg rating — 3,573 ratings — published 1621 — 845 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Organon by Francis Bacon, Lisa Jardine (Editor), Michael Silverthorne (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 1,603 ratings — published 1620 — 334 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning (The Oxford Francis Bacon, #4) 3.60 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1605 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Atlantis and The Great Instauration by Francis Bacon, Jerry Weinberger (Editor) 3.44 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 1620 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Empire 3.33 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1597 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Major Works by Francis Bacon, Brian Vickers (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Philosophical Works by Francis Bacon, Rose-Mary Sargent (Editor) 3.49 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1605 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novum Organum / Nova Atlântida 3.76 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1620 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wisdom of the Ancients 3.82 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1609 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

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“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
― Francis Bacon, The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning

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“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”
― Francis Bacon

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