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)

9781108040730, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 November 2011

438 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 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 10, published in 1868, contains Bacon's letters and political writings from 1601 to 1607. Of note is Bacon's support of the union of England and Scotland.

Preface
Book III: 1. AD 1601, April-December. Aetat. 40
2. AD 1601–3, December-April. Aetat. 41-43
3. AD 1603. Aetat. 43
4. AD 1603. Aetat. 43
5. AD 1604. Aetat. 44
6. AD 1604, July-December. Aetat. 44
7. AD 1605–6. Aetat. 45
8. AD 1606–7, March-July. Aetat. 46
9. AD 1607. Aetat. 47
Index.

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