| The Advancement of Learning Contributor(s): Bacon, Francis (Author), Gould, Stephen Jay (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0375758461 ISBN-13: 9780375758461 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Francis Bacon, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, remains one of the most effectual thinkers in European intellectual history. We can trace his influence from Kant in the 1700s to Darwin a century later. The Advancement of Learning, first published in 1605, contains an unprecedented and thorough systematization of the whole range of human knowledge. Bacon's argument that the sciences should move away from divine philosophy and embrace empirical observation would forever change the way philosophers and natural scientists interpret their world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | Epistemology - Science | System Theory |
| Dewey: 121 |
| LCCN: 2001030611 |
| Series: Modern Library Science |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.45" W x 8.52" (0.79 lbs) 254 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Francis Bacon, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, remains one of the most effectual thinkers in European intellectual history. We can trace his influence from Kant in the 1700s to Darwin a century later. The Advancement of Learning, first published in 1605, contains an unprecedented and thorough systematization of the whole range of human knowledge. Bacon's argument that the sciences should move away from divine philosophy and embrace empirical observation would forever change the way philosophers and natural scientists interpret their world. |