Forfatter fødeår: 1561
This authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It includes The Advancement of Learning, the Essays, and New Atlantis as well as other texts, in modernized spelling and with generous annotation.
Discusses truth, death, revenge, adversity, envy, marriage, love, goodness, superstition, friendship, ambition, aging, beauty, gardens and honour.
This volume presents a new translation by Michael Silverthorne of Bacon's revolutionary work of scientific philosophy, together with an introduction by Lisa Jardine that sets it in the context of Bacon's scientific and philosophical activities.
This volume presents a new translation by Michael Silverthorne of Bacon's revolutionary work of scientific philosophy, together with an introduction by Lisa Jardine that sets it in the context of Bacon's scientific and philosophical activities.
Published in 1605, Sir Francis Bacon’s ‘The Advancement of Learning’ is a ground-breaking philosophical work that outlines his empirical scientific method. Addressed to King... Læs mere
Sir Francis Bacon’s ‘The New Atlantis’ is an Early Modern Utopian novel that explores an idealised view of what human progress can achieve. The novel centres around the Utopian Island... Læs mere
Sir Francis Bacon had a tremendous impact on science and philosophy during the scientific revolution in XVIIth-century England. He... Læs mere