Francis Bacon
English philosopher and statesman who founded the empirical method and modern scientific inquiry. The Novum Organum proposed inductive reasoning from observation as the basis of knowledge, replacing Aristotelian deduction. He is considered the father of the scientific method.
Works
- Novum OrganumCritique of medieval logic and blueprint for empirical scientific method
- The Advancement of LearningSystematic survey of knowledge disciplines and outline for intellectual progress
- EssaysCollection of practical essays on morality, society, and human conduct
- New AtlantisUtopian narrative describing an ideal scientific society and its institutions
- The Great InstaurationManifesto for reformed natural philosophy and systematic experimental knowledge
- History of the Reign of Henry VIIHistorical account of King Henry VII's reign and political achievements