EssaysFrancis Bacon
"Bacon's Essays have attracted an eager readership since their publication in 1625. They sum up a lifetime's observations on the whole range of human activity, by one of the keenest minds of the Renaissance. In their third and final revision Bacon designed the Essays to fill some of the gaps he had diagnosed in the study of mankind, such as the formative influences on individual behaviour of birth and temperament, of environment, social exchange, leisure, business, and politics. Bacon's approach varies greatly from essay to essay, juxtaposing systematic analysis with brilliant apercus, in…
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Aphorisms and apothegmsClassical MythologyEarly works to 1800English essaysGood and evilLogicMethodologyModern Philosophy
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29 in Spinefolk| Format | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback · ger | Reclam-Verlag | 2011 | 9783150083581 |
| Paperback | Cosimo Classics | 2007 | 9781602060760 |
| Paperback | IndyPublish | 2007 | 9781435339354 |
| Hardcover | IndyPublish | 2007 | 9781435369443 |
| Hardcover | IndyPublish | 2006 | 9781428023116 |
| Paperback | Dodo Press | 2006 | 9781406503814 |
| Paperback | Nuvision Publications | 2005 | 9781595479648 |
| Paperback | Digireads.com | 2005 | 9781420925890 |
| Paperback | IndyPublish.com | 2005 | 9781421906232 |
| Paperback | BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS | 2005 | 9780760770184 |
| Hardcover | IndyPublish.com | 2005 | 9781421906225 |
| Hardcover | IndyPublish.com | 2003 | 9781404349544 |
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Aphorisms and apothegmsClassical MythologyEarly works to 1800English essaysGood and evilLogicMethodologyModern Philosophy
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