Francis+Bacon

= Francis Bacon = **(January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626)** Francis was an English Philosopher, statesman, and writer. He is best known for leading the scientific revolution with his new observation and experimentation theory which is, because of him, the way science has been used ever since. He was knighted in 1603, created **Baron Verulam ** in 1618, and created **Viscount St Alban ** in 1621. Unfortunately all of his titles dissipated when he died. He started out by becoming a lawyer, but he has become best known as a philosophical advocate and defender of the scientific revolution. His theorys and work, methods, were called //Baconian method//. He drew knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses.

Works and Philosophy
 Bacon's works include his //Essays (published in 1597):// __//-Colours of Good and Evil//__ //__-Meditationes Sacrae__ (Published in 1609): __-In felicem memoriam Elizabethae - a eulogy for the Queen.__// __-V//arious philosophical works// //-Instauratio magna//__ //(punlished in 1623): __-7th and 8th book of De augmentis scientiarum-__// Bacon's somewhat fragmentary ethical system, derived through use of his methods - Bacon also wrote the //Astrologia Sana// and expressed his belief that stars had physical effects on the planet. Bacon did not propose an actual philosophy, but a method of developing philosophy. he wrote that - __Before beginning this induction, the inquirer is to free his mind from certain false notions or tendencies which distort the truth__. These are called "Idols", and are of four kinds:
 * "Idols of the Tribe"-** which are common to the race.
 * "Idols of the Den"-** which are peculiar to the individual.
 * "Idols of the Marketplace"**- coming from the misuse of language.
 * "Idols of the Theater"**- which result from an abuse of authority.

The end of induction is the discovery of forms, the ways in which natural phenomena occur, the causes of how they proceed. Bacon's developments of the inductive philosophy would revolutionize the future of humanity. He decides between duty to the community, an ethical matter, and duty to God, a solely religious matter. Any moral action is the action of the human will, which is governed by reason and spurred on by the passions; habit is what aids men in directing their will toward the good. No universal rules can be made, because both situations and men's characters are different. Bacon distinctly separated religion and philosophy, though the two //can// coexist. Philosophy is based on reason, and faith is based on revelation which makes it irrational -in //De augmentis// he writes that   __"the more discordant, therefore, and incredible, the divine mystery is, the more honor is shown to God in believing it, and the nobler is the victory of faith."__

 Bacon's Utopia
In his work, he portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge. he planed and orginized his "ideal" College he called "Solomon's House". He imagnined the modern research university in both applied and great science. He had imagined a place where there would be more rights for women, elimination of debtors prisons, abolishing of slavery, separation of church and the state, and freedom of religious and political expression.

= Influence = Bacon's ideas about the improvement of humans were influential in the 1630s and 1650s with a number of Parliamentarian scholars. During the Restoration Bacon was commonly invoked as a guiding spirit of the Royal Society founded under Charles II in 1660. In the nineteenth century his emphasis on induction was developed by William Whewell. <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> Bacon was ranked #90 on the list of the most influential figures in history.

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">North American Influence
<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">There are some scholars who believe that Bacon's vision for a Utopian New World in North America was laid out, like in his novel //The New Atlantis//. He had imagined a place where there would be more rights for women, elimination of debtors prisons, abolishing of slavery, separation of church and the state, and freedom of religious and political expression. Francis Bacon played a lbig role in creating the British colonies, especially in Virginia, Newfoundland, and the Carolinas. His governmental report on __The Virginia Colony__ was made in 1609. Francis Bacon and his associates formed the Newfoundland Colonization Company and in 1610. In 1910 Newfoundland created a postage stamp to commemorate Francis Bacon's role in establishing Newfoundland.

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Religious influence
<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Francis Bacon's influence is seen in a bunch of religious and spiritual authors. also on groups that have tkaen his writings into their own belief systems. <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> Famous Quote by Francis Bacon
<span style="display: block; color: #ff000c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> __"Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success."__ <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #080707; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">

He was believed to be the True writer of Romeo and Juliet. Although it was never proven as such.

The //**Novum Organum (above)**// is the philosophical work by Bacon and it was published in 1620. The title translates into "new instrument". And it is a reference to Aristotle's work, liek his idea on logic and syllogism. In the book, Bacon talks about a new system of logic he believes to be superior to the old ways of syllogism.

<span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 200%; color: #da1010; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> **__WANTED:__**

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #a31414; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">**__Crimes:__** 1. Played a role in the Earl of Essex's prosecution for treason. 2. Charged with accepting bribes as Lord Chancellor, was stripped of his viscount status, and even briefly imprisoned. **__Who Believed:__** 1. His own reputation suffered in the affair, and he never fully regained the confidence of Queen Elizabeth after Earl was executed. 2. Back then people were sure he was truely guilty. But now people are unsure whether Bacon was truly guilty, considering the people who charged him with corruption were mostly angered that he had ruled against them after accepting their gifts to him.

__//** Dead or Alive... **//__   <span style="font-size: 72pt; color: #e36c0a; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ff8300; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> **__ HERO: __** <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #e36c0a; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; color: #ff9400; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: center;">__**Accomplishments:**__ <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 1. The most influential of philosophers. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 2. Bacon advocated a completely new approach in which human knowledge would be built upon observation and experimentation. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 3. Bacon's aim was to help mankind master nature through discovery and invention. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 4. He discouraged scholars from reaching conclusions too quickly, and urged them to gather as many facts as possible.

**<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #e36c0a; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">__Who Believes:__ ** <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 1. Scientists devoted themselves to realizing Bacon's vision. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> 2. Salomon's House influenced the more modern times of the Royal Society of London.

**<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #e36c0a; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">__Obstacles he had to overcome:__ ** <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">   <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">1. Being briefly imprisoned. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"> 2. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The reaction people had at him favoring Aristotle. **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #e36c0a; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">__Impact on Contemporary World:__ ** <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> His new observation and experimentation theory has affected science ever sense and is, to this day, still used. <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Made Scientists watch their work carefully and not to guess right away at something, until they have enough facts. This is what we do to this day. <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- Made the quote, “Knowledge is Power.” Which has affected the modern times. <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: center;">

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 * __// Awarded The Most Heoric Man of His Time

__ Useing the Information above, Make an Acrostic Poem on Francis Bacon: __** Acrostic Poem Requirements: **
 * Write the words Francis Bacon vertically on your paper.
 * For each letter of his name write a sentence about him.
 * You must write in complete scentences.
 * You must include historical information.

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