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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... interests embraced many fields . He was not merely a philosopher but spent an active life as a lawyer , political man , and statesman . While the reform of knowledge and renewal of natural philosophy was his highest priority as a ...
... interest in Bacon as both a man and a philosopher . It has likewise grown out of the interest I have taken from the time I was an undergraduate in the problems connected with epistemology , and later on , in those related to the ...
... interest of posterity . The second , however , absorbed a large part of his time and energy , pitting him against rivals in a continual competition for office and power , diverting him from pursuing some of his most cherished ...
... interest in the theoretical problems of the law , which is reflected some of his early writing , he did not want to practice law ; hence in 1592 he appealed anew to Burghley to help him gain some official position , citing his poor ...
... interests . Elizabeth never fully forgave his offense . While occasionally employing him thereafter as legal counsel in various sorts of crown business , she was never willing to grant him any regular preferment . Among the tasks he ...
Inhoudsopgave
The Great Instauration | 74 |
Morals and Politics | 129 |
Language Law and History | 175 |
Conclusion | 221 |
INDEX | 281 |