The Works of Francis Bacon

The complete writings of English philosopher Francis Bacon are arranged according to subject matter in this 1857–74 edition.

Francis Bacon (Author), James Spedding (Edited by), Robert Leslie Ellis (Edited by), Douglas Denon Heath (Edited by)

9781108040662, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 November 2011

850 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 4.8 cm, 1.06 kg

Francis Bacon (1561–1626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for developing the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. Bacon's writings concentrated on philosophy and judicial reform. His most significant work is the Instauratio Magna comprising two parts - The Advancement of Learning and the Novum Organum. The first part is noteworthy as the first major philosophical work published in English (1605). James Spedding (1808–81) and his co-editors arranged this fourteen-volume edition, published in London between 1857 and 1874, not in chronological order but by subject matter, so that different volumes would appeal to different audiences. The material is divided into three parts: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, speeches and tracts relating to politics. Volume 3, published in 1857, contains Bacon's philosophical works in Latin that either were not intended to be part of the Instauratio Magna or were abandoned.

Philosophical Works: Part II. Works on Subjects Connected with the Instauratio, but Not Meant to Be Included in It: Preface to Part II
Cogitationes de Natura Rerum
Preface to De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris Robert Leslie Ellis
De Fluxu et Refluxu Maris
Preface to De Principiis atque Originibus secundum Fabulas Cupidinis et Coelis Robert Leslie Ellis
De Principiis atque Originibus etc.
New Atlantis
Magnalia Natura
Part III. Works Originally Designed for Parts of the Instauratio Magna, but Superseded or Abandoned: Preface to Part III
Cogitationes de Scientiae Humana
Preface to Valerius Terminus Robert Leslie Ellis
Valerius Terminus
Advancement of Learning, Book I
Advancement of Learning, Book II
Filum Labyrinthi
De Interpretatione Naturae Proemium
Temporis Partus Masculus
Partis Instaurationis Secundae Delineatio et Argumentum
Redargutio Philosophiarum
Cogitata et Visa de Interpretatione Naturae
Inquisitio Legitima de Motu
Calor et Frigus
Historia Soni et Auditus
Phaenomena Universi
Preface to Descriptio Globi Intellectualis Robert Leslie Ellis
Descriptio Globi Intellectualis
Thema Coeli
De Interpretatione Naturae Sententiae XII
Aphorismi et Consilia
Physiological and medical remains.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900 [HPCD]