A collector's edition of quotes from Francis Bacon, a groundbreaking English writer and philosopher. He was the first great essayist in English, a literary genius who was also a philosophical pioneer, a champion of the inductive method of reasoning -- the basis of the scientific method. In addition to his landmark achievements as a writer and a philosopher, Bacon was a prominent figure in the King James government, rising to the positions of Attorney General and Chancellor of England before being brought down by bribery charges. This book offers a compilation of Bacon's best quotes and most profound thoughts, arranged by topic or keyword alphabetically, from A to Z, offering points of interest and portals of entrance into Bacon's world and works. Francis Bacon was one of the most quotable writers who ever lived and is still quoted today. "Knowledge is power" and other famous sayings can be traced back to him. This compendium of Bacon's wit and wisdom is edited by Alex Ayres, a Harvard and UCLA educated writer-editor, whose previous bestsellers include The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Harper-Collins) and The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Penguin). Why not add some "Bacon bits" to your intellectual seasoning? And add the Inductive Method to your kit of tools, This book contains the most wisdom you can get for a dollar.
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban KC, son of Nicholas Bacon by his second wife Anne (Cooke) Bacon, was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and Viscount St Alban in 1621.
There are some scholars who believe that Bacon's vision for a Utopian New World in North America was laid out in his novel The New Atlantis, which depicts a mythical island, Bensalem, in the Pacific Ocean west of Peru. He envisioned a land where there would be greater rights for women, the abolishing of slavery, elimination of debtors' prisons, separation of church and state, and freedom of religious and political expression. Francis Bacon played a leading role in creating the British colonies, especially in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Newfoundland.
Thomas Jefferson considered Francis Bacon to be one of the three greatest men who ever lived, "Bacon, Locke and Newton" were "the three greatest men that have ever lived, without any exception." Francis Bacon's influence can also be seen on a variety of religious and spiritual authors, and on groups that have utilized his writings in their own belief systems.
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