Francis Bacon By Damani, Parissa, Ali, and Vithu
Who were they? ● was an english philosopher,statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist and author ● served as Attorney General ● was Lord Chancellor of England ● father was an english politician during the era of Queen Elizabeth ● mother was english lady and Scholar
Early Life - January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626 (age 65). - Born in London. - Studied at Oxford and Cambridge. - Had interests in philosophy and religion especially puritanism. - Read a lot of theories written by Aristotle and other philosophers.
Who did they learn from? ● his work was made to be an imitation of the Divine Work (natural philosophy integrated into England’s political Theory ● most of his beliefs coexisted with the idea of their being no god ● contains many references of the bible within his text
What did he believe? Had three goals: to uncover truth, to serve his country, and to serve his ● church “Knowledge is Power” ● Devout anglican ● Believed that philosophy and religion were not to be intertwined ●
What did they contribute to Society? -Novum Organum is a philosophical book that Francis Bacon wrote and published in 1620 -His work was referenced to Aristostles Organon: his logic ans syllogisms -Bacon wrote about his new system of logic that he believes to be superior -This work describes the way one must seek truth -Proves his point of Induction through his impediments he calls Idols Idols of the Tribe: deceptive beliefs Idols of the Cave: biases Idols of the Market: discrepancies of meanings to words Idols of the Theatre: physical dogmas
What are they remembered for? -known as the Father of Modern Science -"most influential work of human history" -influenced amateurs to step away from medieval way of thinking -Baconian Method: begining with particulars and moving to generalities -In the 18th Century Germans used Bacons Theory and created the concept of a doctorate -Novum Organum known as the center of scientific solar system: everything now revolves around the idea of research as route to advancement
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