Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early-Modern Philosophy
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This ambitious and important book, first published in 2001, provides a truly general account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher. It describes how Bacon transformed the values that had underpinned philosophical culture since antiquity by rejecting the traditional idea of a philosopher as someone engaged in contemplation of the cosmos. The book explores in detail how and why Bacon attempted to transform the largely esoteric discipline of natural philosophy...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521805368
ISBN13:9780521805360
Release Date:March 2001
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:262 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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