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A new understanding of Francis Bacon’s art and motivations.
The second in a series of books that seeks to illuminate Francis
Bacon’s art and motivations, and to open up fresh and stimulating ways
of understanding his paintings.
Francis Bacon is one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
His works continue to puzzle and unnerve viewers, raising complex
questions about their meaning. Over recent decades, two theoretical
approaches to Bacon’s work have come to hold sway: firstly, that Bacon
is an existentialist painter, depicting an absurd and godless world;
and secondly, that he is an anti-representational painter, whose
primary aim is to bring his work directly onto the spectator’s ‘nervous
system’.
Francis Bacon: Painting, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis brings together
some of today’s leading philosophers and psychoanalytic critics to go
beyond established readings of Bacon and to open up radically new ways
of thinking about his art. The essays bring Bacon into dialogue with
figures such as Aristotle, Hegel, Freud, Lacan, Adorno and Heidegger,
as well as situating his work in the broader contexts of modernism and
modernity. The result is a timely and thought-provoking collection that
will be essential reading for anyone interested in Bacon, modern art
and contemporary aesthetics.
Francis Bacon's New Organon, published in 1620, was revolutionary in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimental science. It challenged the entire edifice of the philosophy and learning of Bacon's time, and left its mark on all subsequent discussions of scientific method. This volume presents a new translation of the text into modern English by Michael Silverthorne, together with an introduction by Lisa Jardine that sets the work in the context of Bacon's scientific and philosophical activities.
Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and
fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn
from the edition of 1625. Bacon covers a variety of topics in his
essays, including cunning, atheism, love and goodness. This book
will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bacon's work or
seventeenth-century philosophy.
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New Atlantis (Paperback)
Francis Bacon; Edited by G.C.Moore Smith
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Originally published in 1900, this book contains an edited version
of Francis Bacon's utopian novel New Atlantis. The text is
accompanied by a history of the book's creation, a discussion of
the role New Atlantis played in Bacon's philosophy, and an
examination of its influence on later literature. This book will be
of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Francis Bacon.
Originally published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts
series, this volume contains the complete text for the first book
of Francis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning. An editorial
introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone
with an interest in Bacon and his works.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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.1588-1667), and part 1 of the
philosophical works included in the Instauratio Magna.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 2, published in 1857, continues part 1 of Bacon's Latin
writings intended to be included as part of the Instauratio Magna.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 3, published in 1857, contains Bacon's philosophical works
in Latin that either were not intended to be part of the
Instauratio Magna or were abandoned.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 4, published in 1858, contains the English translation of
Bacon's philosophical works that formed part of the Instauratio
Magna.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 5, published in 1858, contains the English translations of
the remainder of the Instauratio Magna and his other philosophical
writings.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 6, published in 1858, contains the first part of Bacon's
literary works, including his histories in English and Essays or
Counsels Civil and Moral in Latin.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 7, published in 1859, continues Bacon's literary works
including his writings on religion, and contains his professional
works on the law.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 8, published in 1862, contains letters, and miscellaneous
writings relating to Bacon's political duties from 1561 to 1594,
offering a valuable insight into Elizabethan statecraft.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 9, published in 1862, contains letters and political
writings from 1595 to 1601, including papers relating to the
treason trial of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 10, published in 1868, contains Bacon's letters and
political writings from 1601 to 1607. Of note is Bacon's support of
the union of England and Scotland.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 11, published in 1868, contains Bacon's political writings
and letters from 1608 to 1613, including his treatise on the Irish
plantations presented to King James I.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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.
Published in 1869, Volume 12 contains Bacon's letters and writings
between 1613 and 1616, which primarily relate to his appointment as
Attorney General.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 13, published in 1872, contains Bacon's papers from 1616 to
1618 and relate to his appointment as Lord Chancellor, and
England's relations with Ireland and Spain.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 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 (1808-81) 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 14, published in 1874, contains Bacon's papers from 1619
until his death, including his will, papers about his impeachment,
and his treatise on English laws.
Francis Bacon's New Organon, published in 1620, was revolutionary in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimental science. It challenged the entire edifice of the philosophy and learning of Bacon's time, and left its mark on all subsequent discussions of scientific method. This volume presents a new translation of the text into modern English by Michael Silverthorne, together with an introduction by Lisa Jardine that sets the work in the context of Bacon's scientific and philosophical activities.
This is a major student edition of the text described as 'the first
modern classic of English history'. Bacon's penetration into human
motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and
his remarkable literary skills, render this History of the Reign of
King Henry VII a major work of English literature and an important
document in the history of political thought. The introduction
places Bacon's History in the context of Renaissance
historiography, revealing its debt to Tacitus, and shows Bacon's
originality in re-ordering traditional material to make a coherent
psychological analysis of the King's actions. In addition to the
usual series features and supporting contextual material (including
relevant Essays by Bacon), generous editorial footnotes explain the
historical and political issues of the reign of Henry VII, and a
substantial glossary clarifies Bacon's rich but sometimes
unfamiliar vocabulary.
This is a major new student edition of the text described as "the first modern classic of English history." Francis Bacon's insight into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this History of the Reign of King Henry VII a major work of English literature and an important document in the history of political thought. The edition also includes other relevant writings by Bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossary.
The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon details the ideas and vision of
the scientific utopia conceived by the author, and is offered here
in hardcover. This story sets out a process of discovery whereby
sailors, lost off the Peruvian coastline, stumble across Bensalem.
While the opening passages hold only the bare bones of plot, the
emphasis once the explorers arrive in Bensalem is its university:
Salomon's House. Promoted tenets include kindness, compassion and
honesty, aesthetic beauty in public buildings and civic life, an
intellectual spirit fostered among the population, a university
named Salomon's House where sciences are studied and developed, and
a strong sense of religious piety held by the population. Today,
The New Atlantis is significant for statements of the ideals of the
nascent Enlightenment era, in which Francis Bacon was an
influential thinker. The text is also interpretative, with
Bensalem's conversion to Christianity and the nature of its
hierarchy poignant elements in the fiction.
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