When the New Organon appeared in 1620, part of a six-part programme of scientific inquiry entitled 'The Great Renewal of Learning', Francis Bacon was at the high point of his ...

This is a major student edition of the text described as 'the first modern classic of English history'. Bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of ...

This edition contains all Bacon's philosophical works as well as translations, literary and professional works. Also included are introductions and explanatory footnotes, and a ...