Though Bacon considered the Essays "but as recreation of my other studies," he was given high praise by his contemporaries, even to the point of crediting him with having invented the essay form. Later researches made clear the extent of Bacon's borrowings from the works of Montaigne, Aristotle and other writers, but the Essays have nevertheless remained in the highest repute.
Though Bacon considered the Essays "but as recreation of my other studies," he was given high praise by his contemporaries, even to the point of credi...
La nueva Atlantida, novela utopica del destacado escritor y filosofo ingles Francis Bacon (1561-1626), fue publicada inicialmente en latin en el ano de 1624 y luego, tres anos mas tarde de esta primera edicion, y un ano despues de la muerte de su autor, es traducida y publicada en lengua inglesa. Bacon, quien tambien fue un importante abogado y politico muy destacado en su epoca, es considerado por muchos como el padre del empirismo filosofico, movimiento que tuvo una gran influencia en el metodo cientifico y el desarrollo de la ciencia moderna."
La nueva Atlantida, novela utopica del destacado escritor y filosofo ingles Francis Bacon (1561-1626), fue publicada inicialmente en latin en el ano d...
Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn from the edition of 1625. Bacon covers a variety of topics in his essays, including cunning, atheism, love and goodness. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bacon's work or seventeenth-century philosophy.
Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn from the editio...
