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.