Francis BaconPrinceton University Press, 10 nov 2020 - 80 pagina's Francis Bacon (1561-1626), commonly regarded as one of the founders of the Scientific Revolution, exerted a powerful influence on the intellectual development of the modern world. He also led a remarkably varied and dramatic life as a philosopher, writer, lawyer, courtier, and statesman. Although there has been much recent scholarship on individual aspects of Bacon's career, Perez Zagorin's is the first work in many years to present a comprehensive account of the entire sweep of his thought and its enduring influence. Combining keen scholarly and psychological insights, Zagorin reveals Bacon as a man of genius, deep paradoxes, and pronounced flaws. |
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... ( London , 1857–61 ) . Because there are great differences between the volume and page numbers of Bacon's writings in these two separate editions , I have done my best to make my references as specific as possible in order to facilitate ...
... London suspected of treason and plotting to assassinate the queen . At times during these years and later he was present when torture was used to extract information from suspects . Throughout this period Bacon was constantly short of ...
... London house until his return to France the following year . Although he had entry into the highest political circles , the queen and others at court disliked him , and he soon became unwelcome in England . An unsavory character , Pérez ...
... London alderman.42 Scarcely any mention of her occurs in his subsequent correspondence , and it is possible that they never had sexual relations . Much younger than he , she was apparently unfaithful , and in his last will , drawn up in ...
... London against the court , he was executed as a traitor.47 Before Essex went to Ireland , Bacon advised him to take an interest in Irish affairs and later also predicted that he would obtain success and honor from his Irish command . 48 ...
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The Great Instauration | 74 |
Morals and Politics | 129 |
Language Law and History | 175 |
Conclusion | 221 |
INDEX | 281 |