Biography of Francis Bacon

The law, philosophy, science

22 January 1561 9 April 1626 Francis Bacon is the Italianization of the name of Francis Bacon. The English philosopher was born in London on 22 January 1561. He started his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge; then at Gray's Inn in London the deepening and training in Law and jurisprudence. Becomes a big and strong supporter of the scientific revolution, while not being himself a scientist. He lives at the English Court and under the reign of James I Stuart, he was appointed Lord Chancellor. In his writings, Bacon shows complex scientific methodologies, so only to be indicated today just as "baconian method". Sir Francis Bacon is the philosopher of the industrial revolution: its reflection is focused in the search for a method of knowledge of nature that we can establish scientific, in the sense he wants and can be repeatable; It starts from the observation of nature and, like science, is aimed at the control of it to produce useful applications to the human race, as were those of the industrial age. Bacon takes up the ideas of the thinkers of the ' 400 Italians-including Leonardo da Vinci and anticipates those of Galileo. In 1621 King James I shall convene the Parliament to request the imposition of new taxes: Parliament blames Bacon on charges of corruption and embezzlement. Bacon is recognized guilty and is imprisoned in the Tower of London, and was banned from all State offices. Is just released a few days later for intercession of the sovereign and retires at Gorhambury: here he spent the last years of his life. He died in London on 9 April 1626. Among his most important works include: "Cogitata et visa" (1607), "The wisdom of the ancients" (1609), "natural history and experimental" (1622), "the new organ" (1620), "on the dignity and the progress of science" (1623). The "New Atlantis" was published posthumously in 1627.
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