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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High-Chancellor of England; Methodized, and Made English, from the Originals, Vol. 1 of 3
Peter Shaw
Paperback. Forgotten Books 2016-12-04.
ISBN 9781334510151
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Excerpt from The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High-Chancellor of England; Methodized, and Made English, From the Originals, Vol. 1 of 3: With Occasional Notes, to Explain What Is Obscure; And Shew How Far the Several Plans of the Author, for the Advancement of All the Parts of Knowledge, Have Been Executed to the Present TimeThe Author's Purpole is, to cenfure the Limitations of Sciences to the Bounds pre fcribed to us by the lhallow Pates of fome of former Ages; to difcover the Millakes of our Underliandings, to point at the Sources from whence they proceed to rec'tify the common Errors of Men, back'd by ill-grounded Axioms, to direét us to a right Inter pretation of Nature's Myfteries, and to oblige us to fettle our Judgments upon better and furer Principles than ordinary: his Purpofe is to open us a Gate to a greater Pro ficiency and Improvement in all kinds of Learning; to pull down the Walls of Par tition, and remove the non plus ultra, that we might fail to thofe Indies full of Gold and Jewels, I mean, the Sciences am yet difcover'd to our World, and fetch from thence all the Rarities, the Knowledge, and Inventions, that may plealiu'e and benefit our human Life. For that purpofe, he advifeth us nor to take Things and Notions too much upon trult, but to ground our Belief upon Praé'tice, and well-order'd Expe ricuce. He lays down {everal Principles, which may fcem l'trange and new, but if 'tihey be rightly examined, we {hall find them naturally proceeding from the Nature of hinos.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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