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Francis Bacon: The Major Works
Francis Bacon
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Description for Francis Bacon: The Major Works
Paperback. This authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It includes The Advancement of Learning, the Essays, and New Atlantis as well as other texts, in modernized spelling and with generous annotation. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 580.
This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing - the major prose in full, together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Although he had a distinguished career as a lawyer and statesman, Francis Bacon's lifelong goal was to improve and extend human knowledge. In The Advancement of Learning (1605) he made a brilliant critique of the deficiencies of previous systems of thought and proposed improvements to knowledge in ... Read more
This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing - the major prose in full, together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Although he had a distinguished career as a lawyer and statesman, Francis Bacon's lifelong goal was to improve and extend human knowledge. In The Advancement of Learning (1605) he made a brilliant critique of the deficiencies of previous systems of thought and proposed improvements to knowledge in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
864
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540792
SKU
V9780199540792
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Reviews for Francis Bacon: The Major Works
This volume helps to illustrate the reciprocal relation between his career as a lawyer and a statesman and his writings in natural philosophy, moral philosophy, religion, and politics.
Rose-Mary Sargent, Metascience
Rose-Mary Sargent, Metascience