SIR FRANCIS BACON

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WHO WAS BACON?

• Attorney general
• Lord chancellor
• Philosopher
• Scientist

WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED

• Helped develop scientific method
• Wrote many books about science, philosophy and law

HIS BELIEFS

• Question accepted beliefs (except his religion)
• Separate philosophy and theology
• Rational inquiry can unlock the secrets of nature but not the soul
• His quest for knowledge but unflinching religiousness makes him a humanist

QUOTES

• "All knowledge as his province"
• "By far the best proof is experience"
• "A wise man will make more opportunities than he will find."

SOURCES

• Westerncultureglobal.org
• Keep.utm.edu
• Biography.com
• Quotationspage.com