The Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning (1605) is considered the first major philosophical book written in English. In it, Bacon is concerned with scientific learning: the current state of knowledge, obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for revitalization of schools and universities. Here Bacon sets forth the first account of science as intended for "the relief of man's estate." |
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... 'd the father of modern experimental philosophy . " According to this view , Bacon freed the human intellect from its enthrallment to ancient thought and the sterile legacy of that thought , VII Introduction JERRY WEINBERGER.
... according to reason alone . This kind of ration- alism was really an expression of faith in — not proof of the autonomy of reason . At most , modern science could only deafen human beings to the call of the mysterious and the divine ...
... according to Bacon , if such a teleological order is described as natural ( as with Aristotle ) or as divine ( as with Plato and corrupted Christian thought ) . The former falsely conceives of nature as if it were God ; the latter ...
... according to my most humble duty , and the good pleasure of your Majesty's em- ployments : for the latter , I thought it more respective to make choice of some oblation , which might rather refer to the propriety and excellency of your ...
... according unto their proprieties , which gave the occasion to the fall : but it was the proud knowledge of good and evil , with an intent in man to give law unto himself , and to depend no more upon God's commandments , which was the ...