#Bacon February 21
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This February 2025, several of us are participating in the 30-Day Philosophy Coach4aday Challenge. Each day, we choose a quote or concept from a philosopher, past or present, and share it with others. Participating in this activity is actually sharing wisdom with others. My philosopher choice today is named FRANCIS BACON.
Francis Bacon is credited with the creation of Empiricism. His works greatly influenced both the Scientific Revolution and the English Renaissance.
He developed inductive reasoning (the Baconian Method), emphasizing observation, experimentation, and systematic data collection over pure logic or tradition. His work, especially Novum Organum (1620), helped establish the scientific method, shifting knowledge away from medieval scholasticism toward a more practical, evidence-based approach.
Philosophy 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Identify your choice of philosopher, and, if necessary, offer up a brief bio on that individual.
- If you need help here is a link to some famous philosophers
- Provide the quote or concept that is attributed to this philosopher.
- If sharing with others use the #Coach4adayChallenge
February 21st Philosopher–Francis Bacon
One of the benefits about learning about philosophers is the interesting lives they lived. Prior to today’s post I viewed Bacon as a philosopher of science. Never knew he served almost 4 decades in the Parliament, was involved in a scandal that sent him to The Tower. It was after he got released from prison while in his 60’s did his work in science begin in earnest.
Once again Goodreads provided me lots to read and process from Francis Bacon.
“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
― Francis Bacon, The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”
“There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
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