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posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by Matthew Sharpe
This chapter analyses, first, Bacon's critique of the deficiencies in earlier philosophies' pursuit of knowledge (principally including the account of the idols of the mind) and then, second, positive account of a 'novum organon' in natural philosophy.

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Title of book

Knowledge in modern philosophy

Volume

3

Series

The philosophy of knowledge: a history

Chapter number

1

Pagination

7 - 26

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Place of publication

London, Eng.

ISBN-13

9781474258470

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter

Copyright notice

2018, Bloomsbury Publishing

Extent

11

Editor/Contributor(s)

Stephen Gaukroger

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