Preparative toward a Natural and Experimental History

By Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and scientist who served as both the Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England.  Bacon was the main figure behind the theory of empiricism which states that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience.  This edition of Preparative toward a Natural and Experimental History includes a table of contents.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charles River Editors
• Release date: Mar 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9781531210106

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English philosopher, scientist, and statesman. Recognized for his intelligence from a young age, Bacon would develop the empirical basis for modern scientific inquiry—known today as the scientific method—by promoting skepticism and observational experimentation as essential for the discovery of truth and the growth of human knowledge. A central figure of the scientific revolution and the Renaissance, Bacon was recognized as Lord Verulam and Viscount St. Alban during his lifetime and was honored by both Queen Elizabeth I and King James VI for his contributions to society. Bacon was also an accomplished statesman, responsible for drafting early legal documents and charters for the British colonization of the Americas. His career was not without controversy, however, as accusations of bribery tarnished his reputation and barred him from government service toward the end of his life and career. Today, he is remembered as one of the founders of modern science whose theories and methods continue to form the basis of all scientific experimentation and inquiry.

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PREPARATIVE TOWARD A NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY

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Francis Bacon

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preparative toward a Natural and Experimental History

Description of a Natural and Experimental History Such as May Serve for the Foundation of a True Philosophy

Aphorisms on the Composition of the Primary History

PREPARATIVE TOWARD A NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY

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DESCRIPTION OF A NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY SUCH AS MAY SERVE FOR THE FOUNDATION OF A TRUE PHILOSOPHY

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MY OBJECT IN PUBLISHING MY Instauration by parts is that some portion of it may be put out of peril. A similar reason induces me to subjoin here another small portion of the work, and to publish it along with that which has just been set forth. This is the description and delineation of a natural and experimental history, such as may serve to build philosophy upon, and containing material true and copious and aptly digested for the work of the interpreter which follows. The proper place for it would be when I come in due course to the Preparatives of Inquiry. I have thought it better, however, to introduce it at once without waiting for that. For a history of this kind, such as I conceive and shall presently describe, is a thing of very great size and cannot be executed without great labor and expense,