Novum Organum with Other Parts of The Great Instauration (Vol 3, Paul Carus Student Editions)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812692457 (0812692454)
Publish date: January 1st 1994
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
Pages no: 364
Edition language: English
In his zeal to challenge the Aristotelian teaching of his youth, Bacon swung to other extreme. Aristotle’s deductive reasoning had dominated for centuries before Bacon. Natural science was explored through the use of syllogisms based off premises arrived at by generalized observation. Once the pr...