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Novum Organum, Vol. 3 by Francis Bacon β€” book cover

Novum Organum, Vol. 3

by Francis Bacon, John Gibson (Editor), Peter Urbach
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Overview

Sir Francis Bacon, hailed as the father of experimental science, conceived his Novum Organum or New Organon as a machine for aiding the reason in establishing truth. This is a new translation from Bacon's Latin into readable modern English, equipped with helpful explanatory notes.

This entirely new classroom edition of Francis Bacon's great work of 1620, a founding document of empiricism and the scientific method, contains a new introduction and notes by translators/editors Urbach and Gibson. Index.

Synopsis

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

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The editors supply a substantial introduction and explanatory notes to this translation of Bacon's work in which he attempts to steer science into taking account of observation (rather than reliance on tradition and authority) and offers some methods for establishing truth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Francis Bacon

Many argue that Bacon's work was instrumental in the historical development of the scientific method. It is undeniable that his technique bears a resemblance to the modern formulation of the scientific method in the sense that it is centered on experimental research. Bacon's emphasis on the use of artificial experiments to provide additional observances of a phenomenon can often support the conclusion that Bacon's process and the scientific method are one, but Bacon himself should not be considered "the Father of the Experimental Philosophy."Rees, Graham and Maria Wakely The Instauratio magna Part II: Novum organum and Associated Texts. Oxford: Clarendon, 2004. Print

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The editors supply a substantial introduction and explanatory notes to this translation of Bacon's work in which he attempts to steer science into taking account of observation (rather than reliance on tradition and authority) and offers some methods for establishing truth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
January 1, 1994
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Company
Pages
362
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780812692457

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