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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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Francis Bacon : |b the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman / |c Robert P. Ellis. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
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