Francis bacon and the transformation of earlymodern philosophy.
This ambitious and important book provides the first truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. It will be recognized as a major contribution to Baconian scholarship of special interest to historians of early-modern philosophy, science, and ideas.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge Univ Press,
2001.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 051115304X 9780511153044 0511047614 9780511047619 1107122740 9781107122741 1280430400 9781280430404 0511173814 9780511173813 0511612680 9780511612688 0511302215 9780511302213 0521801540 9780521801546 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; References to Bacon s works; Prologue; 1 The nature of Bacon s project; 2 Humanist models for scientia; 3 The legitimation of natural philosophy; 4 The shaping of the natural philosopher; 5 Method as a way of pursuing natural philosophy; 6 Dominion over nature; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.