Francis Bacon : the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman / Robert P. Ellis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476620527 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Francis Bacon : the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman.DDC classification:
  • 192 B 23
LOC classification:
  • B1197 .E45 2015eb
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Contents:
Now somewhat ancient -- Like a child following a bird -- Not in the proportion I hoped -- The corner-stone laid -- Prospects and possibilities -- A greater place -- Lord keeper, Lord chancellor -- Still ascending -- A broken reed -- Seeking an otium -- They come home -- An experiment or two.
Summary: "Francis Bacon proposed to take "all knowledge to be my province." He posed two related questions which he understood better than any other man of his time: can human beings respect and obey nature, and can they also command nature? He asked many other questions considered useless and impractical in his time but vital in ours"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Now somewhat ancient -- Like a child following a bird -- Not in the proportion I hoped -- The corner-stone laid -- Prospects and possibilities -- A greater place -- Lord keeper, Lord chancellor -- Still ascending -- A broken reed -- Seeking an otium -- They come home -- An experiment or two.

"Francis Bacon proposed to take "all knowledge to be my province." He posed two related questions which he understood better than any other man of his time: can human beings respect and obey nature, and can they also command nature? He asked many other questions considered useless and impractical in his time but vital in ours"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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