TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ellis,Robert P.
TI  - Francis Bacon: the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman 
AV  - B1197 .E45 2015eb
U1  - 192B 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina
PB  - McFarland & Company, Incorporated
KW  - Bacon, Francis,
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11092560
ER  -