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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... whereas it should seem an impossibility in nature for the same instrument to make itself fit for great and small works . And for your gift of speech , I call to mind what Cornelius Tacitus saith of Augustus Caesar : Augusto profluens ...
... whereas the fool roundeth about in darkness : but withal I learned , that the same mortality involveth them both . And for the second , certain it is , there is no vexation or anxiety of mind which resulteth from knowl- edge otherwise ...
... whereas contrariwise it may be truly af- firmed , that no kind of men love business for itself but those that are learned ; for other persons love it for profit , as a hireling , that loves the work for the wages ; or for honour , as ...
... whereas ignorance makes them churlish , thwart , and mutinous : and the evidence of time doth clear this asser- tion , considering that the most barbarous , rude , and unlearned times have been most subject to tumults , seditions , and ...
... whereas the corrupter sort of mere Politiques , that have not their thoughts established by learning in the love and apprehension of duty , nor never look abroad into universal- ity , do refer all things to themselves , and thrust ...