Bacon

Author: Shufeng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "The World's Great Figures" is a series of biographical stories. It presents the lives of figures to readers in a complete yet concise, multifaceted yet focused, accurate yet vivid manner. This book is a biographical story that vividly records the life of Francis Bacon, a British philosopher and thinker. From a young age, Bacon loved reading and had his own independent views. As an adult, he persistently pursued research in philosophy, literature, and natural sciences, opposing scholasticism and idealism, becoming the founder of British materialist philosophy and modern experimental science. Although born into the new aristocracy, Bacon struggled throughout his life between pursuing high-ranking positions and scientific exploration, and even did some things against his will to climb the pinnacle of power, earning criticism from people. Yet he remained an extraordinary figure. Many of his works and quotes spread widely around the world, including the famous saying, "Knowledge is power," which he proposed.