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Francis Bacon

Philosopher credited with advancing scientific method and empiricism.

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Also known as Bacon

First appearance: i the logical and the psychological

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Bacon is referenced as a modern reformer who advocated appealing to experience to break away from authority and preconceived notions, emphasizing observation over dogma.

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XX: Intellectual and Practical Studies
Bacon is referenced as a modern reformer who advocated appealing to experience to break away from authority and preconceived notions, emphasizing observation over dogma.
The Modern Theory of Experience and Knowledge
Bacon is cited for his critique of 'anticipating nature' and his call to resort to experience.
Experience as Experimentation
Referenced implicitly through the introduction of the experimental method in the seventeenth century, which transformed knowledge acquisition.
The Modern Scientific Interest in Nature
Presented as a key figure uniting naturalistic and humanistic interests, advocating for science as a means to control nature for human benefit, though his vision was later co-opted for class exploitation.
The Individual and the World
Mentioned among educational reformers who vehemently denounced learning on hearsay and emphasized personal experience as the basis of knowledge.
Mind as Purely Individual
Cited as an educational reformer who denounced learning acquired on hearsay and emphasized personal experience.

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