The New Organon
by Francis Bacon
Publisher: Collier 1902
ISBN/ASIN: 1928565166
Number of pages: 290
Description:
Francis Bacon's New Organon, published in 1620, was revolutionary in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to a new and rapidly emerging experimental science. It challenged the entire edifice of the philosophy and learning of Bacon's time, and left its mark on all subsequent discussions of scientific method.
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