Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316103837 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A biographical portrait of Bacon Bomojaz Francis Bacon was a man filled with contradiction. He was consumed by two ambitions: 1) an insatiable thirst for knowledge and, 2) an endless "striving for political favor and position." The latter ambition finally did him in, bringing about his impeachment from Parliament for taking bribes, losing the high position (Lord Chancellor) he had spent his whole life striving for. Five years of life were left to Bacon after his d. "There is no thought to be taken about precedents, for there is no precedent." Daniel Putman Bacon wrote this line about his approach to understanding nature and it seems wrong. Of course there were precedents. Many natural philosophers before Bacon had carefully studied nature. Scientists contemporary with Bacon like Galileo went well beyond him in actually describing the world. But what sets Bacon apart, and what actually was unprecedented, was his laying out on paper a new path for studying the book of nature st. "Didn't help me." according to James Tolbert. Not as relevant or engaging as I had hoped. Oh well - I'll keep reading from a wide and diverse set of books.
Francis Bacon: The temper of a Man