The Works of Francis Bacon (Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy) - Softcover

Bacon, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108040675 ISBN 13: 9781108040679

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for developing the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. Bacon's writings concentrated on philosophy and judicial reform. His most significant work is the Instauratio Magna comprising two parts - The Advancement of Learning and the Novum Organum. The first part is noteworthy as the first major philosophical work published in English (1605). James Spedding (1808-81) and his co-editors arranged this fourteen-volume edition, published in London between 1857 and 1874, not in chronological order but by subject matter, so that different volumes would appeal to different audiences. The material is divided into three parts: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, speeches and tracts relating to politics. Volume 4, published in 1858, contains the English translation of Bacon's philosophical works that formed part of the Instauratio Magna.

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Book Description:

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for devising the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. This fourteen-volume edition, published 1857-74, arranges his complete works by subject matter: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, political speeches and tracts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108040675
• ISBN 13: 9781108040679
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Spedding James, Ellis Robert Leslie, Heath Douglas Denon