Francis Bacon : the first statesman of science
1960, First Edition. London : Cresset Press. Very good library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #432684
Physical description; 362 pages illustrations 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; 1. The conquest of the universe -- 2. The general staff -- 3. Strategic objectives -- 4. Can scientists be statesmen? -- 5. The organization of science -- 6. Dawn -- 7. Preliminary to planning -- 8. How it is done -- 9. Dialectic -- 10. Limitations of the mind arising from social being -- 11. The statesman of science -- 12. The new method -- 13. Natural histories -- 14. The principle of conservation -- 15. The prologation and renewal of life -- 16. The dissemination of scientific knowledge -- 17. Bacon's origin -- 18. Formative years -- 19. An unofficial officer -- 20. Defending parliamentary rights -- 21. No place for the unsubmissive -- 22. Private interests and public affairs -- 23. Rebellion -- 24. Prosecution -- 25. Statesman or scientist? -- 26. The planned life -- 27. Becoming a statesman -- 28. Friendship -- 29. The ladder of state -- 30. Earning a promotion -- 31. Chequered ascent -- 32. The lawyer strikes back -- 33. Two conceptions of discovery -- 34. Against appeasement -- 35. Infinite business and the abuses of the times -- 36. The summit -- 37. The fall -- 38. Criminal or invalid? -- 39. Bacon and coke -- 40. Entrance halls of a better life. Subjects; Bacon, Francis 1561-1626. Bacon, Francis Viscount St. Albans 1561-1626. Philosophy, English. Science Philosophy History. Philosophers Great Britain ; Biography. Science History. Science Great Britain History. Scientists Great Britain ; Biography. Statesmen Great Britain ; Biography.
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