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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, PC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method and ... Read more

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, PC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. His works argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. Most importantly, he argued science could be achieved by use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves. Although his practical ideas about such a method, the Baconian method, did not have a long-lasting influence, the general idea of the importance and possibility of a sceptical methodology makes Bacon the father of the scientific method. This method was a new rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, the practical details of which are still central in debates about science and methodology. Bacon was a patron of libraries and developed a functional system for the cataloging of books by dividing them into three categories—history, poetry, and philosophy—which could further be divided into more specific subjects and subheadings. Bacon was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he rigorously followed the medieval curriculum, largely in Latin. Bacon was the first recipient of the Queen's counsel designation, which was conferred in 1597 when Queen Elizabeth reserved Bacon as her legal advisor. After the accession of King James I in 1603, Bacon was knighted. He was later created Baron Verulam in 1618 and Viscount St. Alban in 1621. Because he had no heirs, both titles became extinct upon his death in 1626, at 65 years. Bacon died of pneumonia, with one account by John Aubrey stating that he had contracted the condition while studying the effects of freezing on the preservation of meat. He is buried at St Michael's Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire. Less

Books by Francis Bacon

The Elements Of The Common Lavves Of England, Branched Into A Double Tract: The One Containing A Collection Of Some Principall Rul

The Elements Of The Common Lavves Of England, Branched Into A Double Tract: The One Containing A Collection Of Some Principall Rul: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 10 Of 14

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 10 Of 14: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 9 Of 14

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 9 Of 14: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 12 Of 14

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 12 Of 14: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 11 Of 14

The Works Of Francis Bacon / Collected And Edited By James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, And Douglas Denon Heath. Volume 11 Of 14: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Philosophical Works...

Philosophical Works...: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Works, Volume 12...

Works, Volume 12...: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Advancement of learning, and The new Atlantis - Primary Source Edition

Advancement of learning, and The new Atlantis - Primary Source Edition: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir Francis Bacon ... With A Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. And a Discourse o

The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, of Sir Francis Bacon ... With A Table of the Colours of Good and Evil. And a Discourse o: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon: Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, Volume 3

The Works Of Francis Bacon: Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, Volume 3: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Advancement of Learning. Book I. With Notes by F.G. Selby

The Advancement of Learning. Book I. With Notes by F.G. Selby: by Francis 1561-1626 Bacon

by Francis 1561-1626 Bacon

Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning: Or, The Partitions of Sciences, Nine Books

Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning: Or, The Partitions of Sciences, Nine Books: by Francis 1561-1626 Bacon

by Francis 1561-1626 Bacon

The New Atlantis

The New Atlantis: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

La Nouvelle Atlantide de Francois Bacon, (Ed.1702)

La Nouvelle Atlantide de Francois Bacon, (Ed.1702): by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Neues Organon - Große Erneuerung der Wissenschaften: Hauptwerk der Philosophie: Neues Werkzeug der Kenntnisse - Erkenntniskritisch

Neues Organon - Große Erneuerung der Wissenschaften: Hauptwerk der Philosophie: Neues Werkzeug der Kenntnisse - Erkenntniskritisch: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Advancement of Learning

The Advancement of Learning: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

New Atlantis - Bacon

New Atlantis - Bacon: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Thoughts on the Holy Scripture

Thoughts on the Holy Scripture: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Works of Lord Bacon Part 4

Works of Lord Bacon Part 4: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon: Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England; Volume 7

The Works Of Francis Bacon: Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England; Volume 7: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works, Volume 4

The Works, Volume 4: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Fr. Baconi De Verulamio Sermones Fideles, Ethici, Politici, Oeconomici, Sive, Interiora Rerum: Accedunt Faber Fortunae, Colores Bo

Fr. Baconi De Verulamio Sermones Fideles, Ethici, Politici, Oeconomici, Sive, Interiora Rerum: Accedunt Faber Fortunae, Colores Bo: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works, Volume 3

The Works, Volume 3: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Novum organum scientiarum

Novum organum scientiarum: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Essays. With Introd., Notes, And Index By Edwin A. Abbott

Essays. With Introd., Notes, And Index By Edwin A. Abbott: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor Of England, Volume 2...

The Works Of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor Of England, Volume 2...: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Essays Or Counsels, Civil And Moral ...

The Essays Or Counsels, Civil And Moral ...: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

Verulamiana: Or, Opinions On Men, Manners, Literature, Politics And Theology

Verulamiana: Or, Opinions On Men, Manners, Literature, Politics And Theology: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Essaies of Sr. Francis Bacon ... His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed

The Essaies of Sr. Francis Bacon ... His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon

The Works Of Francis Bacon, Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, In Five Volumes, Volume 4

The Works Of Francis Bacon, Baron Of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, And Lord High Chancellor Of England, In Five Volumes, Volume 4: by Francis Bacon

by Francis Bacon