Francis Bacon: From Magic to Science
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:15th Aug '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Originally published in 1968. This volume discusses Francis Bacon’s thought and work in the context of the European cultural environment that influenced Bacon’s philosophy and was in turn influenced by it. It examines the influence of magical and alchemical traditions on Bacon and his opposition to these traditions, as well as illustrating the naturalist, materialist and ethico-political patterns in Bacon’s allegorical interpretations of fables.
ISBN: 9780415474955
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 720g
300 pages