Francis Bacon and the Modern Dilemma - Scholar's Choice Edition

Francis Bacon and the Modern Dilemma - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: Loren Eiseley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-02-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781297027840

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Author: Catherine Drinker Bowen
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780823215379

The portrait Bowen paints of this controversial man, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), balances the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. As Lord Chancellor of England, Bacon was impeached by Parliament for taking bribes in office, convicted, and banished from London and the law courts. In a prayer Bacon composed during the interval following his punishment, he reveals that the dichotomy of his existence was no more deeply felt than by himself, and he readily admits that his obligations to society were not as suited to his nature as the study of philosophy, science, and law.

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Author: Nieves Mathews
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780300064414

In 1621 Bacon fell from power as Lord Chancellor, the highest position in the land. Charged with accepting bribes, he was convicted, fined, imprisoned and exiled from the Court. He died five years later, disgraced and deeply in debt.

Leadership and the Unmasking of Authenticity

Leadership and the Unmasking of Authenticity
Author: Brent Edwin Cusher
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1786430991

Leadership and the Unmasking of Authenticity presents a philosophic treatment of the core concept of authentic leadership theory, with a view toward illuminating how authors in the history of philosophy have understood authenticity as an ideal for humanity. Such an approach requires a broader view of the historical origins of authenticity and the examination of related ideas such as self-knowledge and deception. The chapters of this book illuminate the conflict between the contemporary understanding of authenticity and traditional philosophy by revisiting the ideas of thinkers who express self-knowledge as a cornerstone of their philosophy.

A History of Ideas About the Prolongation of Life

A History of Ideas About the Prolongation of Life
Author: Gerald Joseph Gruman
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2003-02-26
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780826118752

Dr. Gruman's book examines the quest for longevity and immortality up to the year 1800. He presents multicultural perspectives and attitudes as depicted in Islamic and Chinese societies as well as in Western Civilization. This scholarly work contributes to our understanding of the origins of medicine, personal hygiene and public health as well as the underlying psychological and social determinants of longevity and humanity's longing for its attainment.