The advancement of learning

Author(s)

• Bacon, Francis
• Kitchin, G. W.
• Weinberger, J.

Bibliographic Information

The advancement of learning

Francis Bacon ; edited by G.W. Kitchin ; introduction by Jerry Weinberger

Paul Dry Books, 2001

Note

Originally published: 1861

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This seminal philosophical treatise, originally penned in 1605 and considered the first major philosophical work written in English, also offers the first description of science as a tool to improve the human condition. This breakthrough work of the English Renaissance hailed new times and new possibilities for the human species. Bacon catalogues the current state of learning, the obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for its revitalisation. Newly designed and reset as an inexpensive paperback, this edition makes available a work that has significantly defined the modern era.

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Details

• NCID: BA5507486X
• ISBN:
  • 096649136X
• LCCN: 00069389
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 263 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 121
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Science -- Methodology Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Logic Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Utopias Early works to 1800