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This collection contains 59 essays, published at various times between 1597 and 1625, on subjects ranging among state policy, personal conduct and the appreciation of nature. Bacon has been referred to as the founder of modern inductivism and prophet of the industrial revolution, and all forms of knowledge are subjected to the interpretation of Bacon's views on life.
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Topic
PhilosophySubtopic
Literary EssaysTable of contents
- Of Truth
- Of Death
- Of Unity In Religion
- Of Revenge
- Of Adversity
- Of Simulation And Dissimulation
- Of Parents And Children
- Of Marriage And Single Life
- Of Envy
- Of Love
- Of Great Place
- Of Boldness
- Of Goodness and Goodness Of Nature
- Of Nobility
- Of Seditions And Troubles
- Of Atheism
- Of Superstition
- Of Travel
- Of Empire
- Of Counsel
- Of Delays
- Of Cunning
- Of Wisdom For A Man's Self
- Of Innovations
- Of Dispatch
- Of Seeming Wise
- Of Friendship
- Of Expense
- Of the True Greatness Of Kingdoms And Estates
- Of Regiment Of Health
- Of Suspicion
- Of Discourse
- Of Plantations
- Of Riches
- Of Prophecies
- Of Ambition
- Of Masques And Triumphs
- Of Nature In Men
- Of Custom And Education
- Of Fortune
- Of Usury
- Of Youth And Age
- Of Beauty
- Of Deformity
- Of Building
- Of Gardens
- Of Negotiating
- Of Followers And Friends
- Of Suitors
- Of Studies
- Of Faction
- Of Ceremonies, And Respects
- Of Praise
- Of Vain-glory
- Of Honor And Reputation
- Of Judicature
- Of Anger
- Of Vicissitude Of Things
- Of Fame
- A Glossary Of Archaic Words And Phrases