Francis Bacon : the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman /

"Francis Bacon proposed to take "all knowledge to be my province." He posed two related questions which he understood better than any other man of his time: can human beings respect and obey nature, and can they also command nature? He asked many other questions considered useless and...

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Hovedforfatter: Ellis, Robert P. (Robert Patrick), 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, [2015]
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  • Now somewhat ancient
  • Like a child following a bird
  • Not in the proportion I hoped
  • The corner-stone laid
  • Prospects and possibilities
  • A greater place
  • Lord keeper, Lord chancellor
  • Still ascending
  • A broken reed
  • Seeking an otium
  • They come home
  • An experiment or two.