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 impractical in...

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1. Verfasser: Ellis, Robert P. (Robert Patrick), 1935- (Verfasst von)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, [2015]
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Online-Zugang:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Zusammenfassung:"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 impractical in his time but vital in ours"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476620527 (e-book)