The Cambridge Companion to Bacon

by Markku Peltonen

Book Overview

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is one of the most important figures 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052143534X
• ISBN13: 9780521435345
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"