The Works of Francis Bacon [Paperback]

The complete writings of English philosopher Francis Bacon are arranged according to subject matter in this 185774 edition.Francis Bacon (15611626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for devising the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. This fourteen-volume edition, published 185774, arranges his complete works by subject matter: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, political speeches and tracts.Francis Bacon (15611626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for devising the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. This fourteen-volume edition, published 185774, arranges his complete works by subject matter: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, political speeches and tracts.Francis Bacon (15611626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for developing the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. Bacon's writings concentrated on philosophy and judicial reform. His most significant work is the Instauratio Magna comprising two parts  The Advancement of Learning and the Novum Organum. The first part is noteworthy as the first major philosophical work published in English (1605). James Spedding (180881) and his co-editors arranged this fourteen-volume edition, published in London between 1857 and 1874, not in chronological order but by subject matter, so that different volumes would appeal to different audiences. The material is divided into three parts: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, speeches and tracts relating to politics. Volume 1, published 1857, contains the biography by Bacon's secretary, William Rawley (c.15881667), and part 1 of the philosophical works included in the Instauratio Magna.History and plan of this edition; Life of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam William Rawley; Philosophical works: General preface to the philosophil³g