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The Advancement of Learning
Contributor(s): Bacon, Frances (Author), Weinberger, Jerry (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 096649136X     ISBN-13: 9780966491364
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
OUR PRICE: $17.05  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2001
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Annotation: This seminal philosophical treatise, originally written 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 catalogs the current state of learning, the obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for its revitalization. Newly designed and reset in an inexpensive paperback, this edition makes available a work that has significantly defined the modern era.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Epistemology
- Philosophy | Political
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - General
Dewey: 121
LCCN: 00069389
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.79" W x 8.89" L (0.94 lbs) 263 pages
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Francis Bacon's The Advancement of Learning (1605) is considered the first major philosophical book written in English. In it, Bacon is concerned with scientific learning: the current state of knowledge, obstacles to its progress, and his own plans for revitalization of schools and universities. Here Bacon sets forth the first account of science as intended for the relief of man's estate.

With this newly designed and reset edition, this important work is again available in paperback. Difficult and fundamental, The Advancement of Learning helps define the modern era.

This extraordinary genius, when it was impossible to write a history of what men already knew, wrote one of that which they had to learn. --Diderot

Bacon was the first to address the issues that have again become so pressing in our time: Why should we pursue scientific progress? What are the implications of modern science for religion and morality? Does technology enhance or disfigure the human soul?...It is therefore hard to imagine a book more attuned to our times. --from the new Introduction by Jerry Weinberger

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was a philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He served as the attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England and was the author of Novum Organum.

Jerry Weinberger is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University.
 
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