The Baconian Ideal: Understanding and Experimental Science (1)

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Francis Bacon looks around him at the state of the sciences and the intellectual world; he sees there (he is, moreover, unaware of or misunderstands the work of the great scientists of his time, notably Galileo) a fixity, a stagnation, … Read More

Life and works of Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon (1561-1626), son of the keeper of the Great Seal, Nicolas Bacon, was destined by his father for the service of the State; elected to the House of Commons in 1584, appointed by Elizabeth as extraordinary advisor to the … Read More