Can anyone tell me any of Francis Bacon's ideas about empiricism?? I'm sooo stuck!
Thanks.
2007-12-03 04:47:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Bacon was a well-read man. And one of the things that he encountered in his studies of great thinkers of the past was a tendancy to build a kind of castle in the air - thoughts built upon thoughts that had no grounding in things that were actually present in the universe.
As a result of this, one of his projects in writing was to eliminate what he called false idols that got in the way of truth and encourage philosophers to begin all their ruminations with only facts and no prejudices. Here's a good quote from him on the matter:
"For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter... worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but it if work upon itself, as the spider worketh in its web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed copwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit...."
He spent a lot of time pointing out many of the common prejudices in hopes that others would avoid them. In many ways he anticipates core tenets of the scientific method.
Hope that helps!
2007-12-03 05:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
either way, bacon is probably the best food...
2007-12-03 12:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try http://www.psychology.sbc.edu/Empiricism.htm.
2007-12-03 12:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he was irish. so probably didnt really care.
2007-12-03 12:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by englishsuperman 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋