Francis Bacon the double-edged life of the philosopher and statesman

"Francis Bacon proposed to take "all knowledge to be my province." He posed two related questions which he understood better than any other man of his time: can human beings respect and obey nature, and can they also command nature? He asked many other questions considered useless and...

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1. Verfasser: Ellis, Robert P. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, NC u.a. McFarland 2015
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Zusammenfassung:"Francis Bacon proposed to take "all knowledge to be my province." He posed two related questions which he understood better than any other man of his time: can human beings respect and obey nature, and can they also command nature? He asked many other questions considered useless and impractical in his time but vital in ours"..
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:VII, 213 S.
Ill.
23 cm
ISBN:9780786497270
978-0-7864-9727-0