Edited by Markku
Peltonen
Companion to
Bacon
Canbridge University Press 1996
Each volume of this series of companions to major philosopers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and will serve as a reference work for students and nonspecialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the work of a difficult and challenging thinker.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is one of the most
important philosophers of the early modern era. His plan for
scientific reform played a central role in the birth of the new
science. The essays in this volume offer a comprehensive survey of
his writings on science, including his classifications of sciences,
his theory of knowledge and of forms, his speculative philosophy, his
idea of cooperative scientific research, and the providential aspects
of Baconian science. There are also essays on Bacon's theory of
rhetoric and history as well as on his moral and political philosophy
and on his legacy. Throughout, the contributors aim to place Bacon in
his historical context.
New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient and
accessible guide to Bacon currently available. Advanced students and
specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the
interpretation of Bacon.
List of contributors Introduction |
page vii |
1. Bacon's idea of Science |
25 |
2.Bacon's classification of knowledge |
47 |
3. Bacon's method of science Michel Malherbe |
75 |
4. Bacon's forms and the maker's knowledge tradition |
99 |
5. Bacon's speculative philosophy |
121 |
6.Bacon as an advocate for cooperative scientific
research |
146 |
7. Bacon's science and religion |
172 |
8. Bacon and rhetoric |
200 |
9. Bacon and history |
232 |
10. Bacon's moral philosophy |
260 |
11. Bacon's political philosophy |
283 |
12. Bacon's legacy |
311 |
13. Bibliography |
365 |
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