Francis Bacon · 弗朗西斯·培根

Lifespan

1561–1626

Nationality

British

Role

Philosopher, jurist, and statesman

Books

1

Biography

English philosopher and statesman, among the founders of the modern scientific method. His Essays compressed worldly experience into short, hard, actionable judgments, and became a founding work of English prose.

Central Ideas

Novum Organum and inductive method
A founder of English prose
Distilling experience into actionable rules

Books

The Essays 《培根随笔》 Francis Bacon Classic Essays source.backfill

Biography

Central Ideas

Books

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