Francis Bacon: The First Statesman Of Science
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library book with usual markings.
At the crossroads of Renaissance statecraft and the birth of modern science stands Francis Bacon — lawyer, philosopher, Lord Chancellor of England, and the man who dared to reimagine how humanity acquires knowledge. J. G. Crowther's biography chronicles Bacon's extraordinary life with meticulous historical detail, tracing his rise through the treacherous corridors of Elizabethan and Jacobean power while simultaneously mapping his revolutionary contributions to scientific method and empirical thought. Set against the volatile backdrop of the English court, the narrative uncovers the tensions between Bacon's political ambitions and his intellectual legacy, culminating in his dramatic fall from grace and his enduring philosophical triumph. Crowther, one of the foremost science writers of the twentieth century, presents Bacon not merely as a historical curiosity but as the architect of an intellectual revolution whose ideas underpinned the founding of the Royal Society and shaped the trajectory of Western science for centuries. His authoritative prose bridges the worlds of political biography and history of ideas, illuminating how one brilliant, contradictory man could serve as both a servant of royal power and a liberator of the human mind. For anyone who has ever wondered how science came to govern the modern world, this is where the story begins.
Author: J. G. Crowther
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, The Cresset Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library book with usual markings.
At the crossroads of Renaissance statecraft and the birth of modern science stands Francis Bacon — lawyer, philosopher, Lord Chancellor of England, and the man who dared to reimagine how humanity acquires knowledge. J. G. Crowther's biography chronicles Bacon's extraordinary life with meticulous historical detail, tracing his rise through the treacherous corridors of Elizabethan and Jacobean power while simultaneously mapping his revolutionary contributions to scientific method and empirical thought. Set against the volatile backdrop of the English court, the narrative uncovers the tensions between Bacon's political ambitions and his intellectual legacy, culminating in his dramatic fall from grace and his enduring philosophical triumph. Crowther, one of the foremost science writers of the twentieth century, presents Bacon not merely as a historical curiosity but as the architect of an intellectual revolution whose ideas underpinned the founding of the Royal Society and shaped the trajectory of Western science for centuries. His authoritative prose bridges the worlds of political biography and history of ideas, illuminating how one brilliant, contradictory man could serve as both a servant of royal power and a liberator of the human mind. For anyone who has ever wondered how science came to govern the modern world, this is where the story begins.