Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman and essayist. His works argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. Most importantly, he argued this could be achieved by use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves. His general idea of the importance and possibility of a skeptical methodology makes Bacon the father of the scientific method. This marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, the practical details of which are still central in debates about science and methodology today.
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Alternative Names:
Franciscus Bacon
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Francis Bacon of Verulamius
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Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam
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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
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Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban
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İnsanların ölümden korkması çocukların karanlık bir yere girmekten korkmalarına benzer, çocukların doğal korkusunu masallar nasıl arttırırsa, insanın ölüm korkusu da öyle artar.
It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt.
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