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The Essays of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Book Overview: 

Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one fact is certainly true when dealing with Sir Francis Bacon.

The youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Francis was born in Strand, London. He went to Trinity College at Cambridge. He was elected to Parliament; he was Queen’s Counsel; he even became Attorney General before finally gaining the position of Lord Chancellor.

But as do the careers of so many politicians, in 1621 his political career ended in disgrace.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . . should be placed so high, above those other noble parts, of invention, elocution, and the rest; nay, almost alone, as if it were all in all. But the reason is plain. There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent. Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business: what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness. And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness, far inferior to other parts. But nevertheless it doth fascinate, and bind hand and foot, those that are either shallow in judgment, or weak in courage, which are the greatest part; yea and prevaileth with wise men at weak times. Therefore we see it hath done wonders, in popular states; but with senates, and princes less; and more ever upon the first entrance of bold persons into action, than soon after; for boldness is an ill keeper of promise. Surely, as there are mountebanks. . . Read More

Community Reviews

This is a very good book, if not a great one. These essays lack the easy-going charm of Montaigne's and the locquacious eloquence of Emerson's. They ramble, and much of what they contain will hold little interest for the typical modern reader. And yet, they contain a great deal of wisdom, typically

Both in his life and in his writings Bacon always showed the practical bias. He completely accepted the Renaissance idea that it is life on earth which is important and that all studies should be directed to improving that life. In his political attitude, which was almost Machiavellian, he separated

This book has only stayed it's popularity due to establishment hubris. Just because Bacon was so influential to thinkers of his time, does not mean his essays provide much in to modern day intellectuals. I found these essays tiresome. It's merely his two cents about subjects in his contemporary time

Bacon was not an ordinary writer that we used to find and still do. He was exceptional with his abilities to convey ideas. Sometimes his logic might seem absurd to the readers. Sometimes the author's ideas might not make any sense at all. However, there are many things about his essays (and that's p

Francis Bacon’ın "Seçme Aforizmalar"ının aksine okuyucuya daha kapsamlı ve bütün bir okuma sunan "Denemeler - Güvenilir Öğütler ya da Meselelerin Özü", Bacon’ın birçok konu hakkındaki görüşlerini aynı Montaigne gibi okuyucuya sunduğu oldukça önemli felsefe eserlerden biri. Montaigne kadar olmasa da

It is extremely difficult to establish an opinion on Bacon's philosophy by indulging with his ramblings, which are at times profoundly astute and at times on the verge of vacuity. Among my favourites are the ones on atheism, studies, nature of men and cunning. Overall, I came to like Bacon's informa

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