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.

Hostage to Fortune

Hostage to Fortune
Author: Lisa Jardine
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2000-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780809055401

The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a controversial nuanced portrait of the quintessential "Renaissance man", one whose achievements, while enormous, were nonetheless sadly circumscribed by his class and station.

Selected Philosophical Works

Selected Philosophical Works
Author: Francis Bacon
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780872204706

The most comprehensive collection available of Bacon's philosophical and scientific writings, this volume offers Bacon's major works in their entirety, or in generous selections, revised from the classic 19th century editions of Spedding, Ellis and Heath. Selections from Bacon's natural histories round out this edition by showing the types of compilations that he believed would most contribute to the third part of his Great Instauration. In her General Introduction, Rose-Mary Sargent sketches Bacon's early life, education, and legal career, and discusses the major components of his philosophical works, and traces his influence on subsequent natural philosophy.