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1 http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632 22 Jan. 1561 – 9 Apr. 1626 English essayist 16 th /17 th Centuries

2  Served several different roles throughout life  English embassy in Paris – secretary, copyist, intelligencer  Picked up deciphering and decoding  Law career  Advisor/Protégé  Earl of Essex was his patron.  Advised Queen Elizabeth, King James  Science philosopher  Key Contemporaries  William Shakespeare  Queen Elizabeth  John Donne  Ben Johnson

3 Essays and legal documents Tracts Novels Genres Works in Latin Rational argumentation One English exception Style Inductive reasoning Arguments and principles Strong support with examples Stylistic Fame

4 Essays attempted “to make wonders plain” Matched the laws of men with the laws of nature Practical concerns Legal and political topics Religious and moral/conduct Philosophy and science Lots of advising to royalty The Advancement of Learning – educational reform Essays – Conduct of public officials

5 * Well-reasoned argument * Educational issue * Studies should be pursued for the noble purpose of gaining knowledge. * Studies and knowledge shape and enhance a person’s life. * Implies a connection between intelligence and conduct. * Well-reasoned argument * Moral issue * Explains that revenge really only hurts the person desiring it, not the person targeted. * Our public conduct and behavior are a reflection of our internal motives and desires.

6 Anticipated modern science Anticipated modern science Induction over deduction (empiricism) – inquiry model Induction over deduction (empiricism) – inquiry model Ideal of “good science” - search for truth Ideal of “good science” - search for truth Connection between science and life Connection between science and life

7 Davies, Rosalind. “Francis Bacon (22 January 1561-9 April 1626).” British Philosophers, 1500-1799. Ed. Philip Breed Dematteis and Peter S. Fosl. Dictionary of Literary Biography. 252 (2002): 11-36. Web. 7 February 2013.


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