The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10

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Cambridge University Press, 2011 M11 24 - 438 páginas
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the English philosopher, statesman and jurist, is best known for developing the empiricist method which forms the basis of modern science. Bacon's writings concentrated on philosophy and judicial reform. His most significant work is the Instauratio Magna comprising two parts - The Advancement of Learning and the Novum Organum. The first part is noteworthy as the first major philosophical work published in English (1605). James Spedding (1808-81) and his co-editors arranged this fourteen-volume edition, published in London between 1857 and 1874, not in chronological order but by subject matter, so that different volumes would appeal to different audiences. The material is divided into three parts: philosophy and general literature; legal works; and letters, speeches and tracts relating to politics. Volume 10, published in 1868, contains Bacon's letters and political writings from 1601 to 1607. Of note is Bacon's support of the union of England and Scotland.

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1601 APRILDECEMBER
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NOTES OF BACONS REPORT OF THE KINGS SPEECH April
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BACONS REPORT OF THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY
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Death of Anthony Bacon His character and services
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A LETTER TO MR DAVID FOULES IN SCOTLAND UPON
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A LETTER TO MR DAVYS THEN GONE TO THE KING
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GROUNDING OF A FURTHER UNION TO ENSUE BETWEEN
99
Resolutions digested into form by Bacon and a preamble prepared
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Interval of leisure for Bacon Progress of the Advancement
248
Second session of Jamess first Parliament The King relates
256
Progress of Subsidy Bill
269
LETTER TO THE EARL OF SALISBURY March
275
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A LETTER OF LIKE ARGUMENT TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR
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Determination of the Commons to ignore the distinction between
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CHAPTER IV
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CHAPTER V
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Petition to the King touching Purveyors presented April
181
Dissatisfaction of the King His letter to the Commons
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A REPORT MADE BY SIR FRANCIS BACON KNIGHT
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SPEECH ON BRINGING IN A BILL AGAINST ABUSES IN WEIGHTS
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Dispute about the Jurisdiction of the Provincial Council
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thoughtful
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Grant of 4 subsidies payable in three years and a half
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Francis Bacon was born on October 28, 1909. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to parents of British decent but lived with his nanny, Jessie Lightfoot, for many of his formative years. Bacon began painting in his early 20s and worked only sporadically until his mid-30s. He lived between England and Ireland for many years, earning his money by becoming an interior decorator and a designer of furniture and rugs. In 1944 he created his breakthrough oil painting entitled, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion. The work is said to have been competed within the timeframe of two weeks. The painting was immediately seen as a sensation and established him as an important post-war artist. Bacon himself insisted that no retrospective of his work should include anything produced prior to 1944. Bacon was plagued with chronic asthma which developed into a respiratory condition. He died of cardiac arrest on April 28, 1992. He left his entire estate to his companion, John Edwards, who then donated the contents of Bacon's studio to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin.

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