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24 totalVALERIUS TERMINUS OF THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE - By Francis Bacon
CONTENTS
Preface by Robert Leslie Ellis
VALERIUS TERMINUS OF THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE
CHAPTER 1. — OF THE LIMITS AND END OF KNOWLEDGE.
CHAPTER 4.
CHAPTER 7. — THAT THE PRETENDED SUCCESSION OF WITS HATH BEEN EVIL PLACED, FOR ASMUCH AS AFTER VARIETY OF SECTS AND OPINIONS, THE MOST POPULAR AND NOT THE TRUEST PREVAILETH AND WEARETH OUT THE REST; BEING THE 7TH CHAPTER; A FRAGMENT.
CHAPTER 8. — OF THE IMPEDIMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE IN HANDLING IT BY PARTS, AND IN SLIPPING OFF PARTICULAR SCIENCES FROM THE ROOT AND STOCK OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, BEING THE 8TH CHAPTER, THE WHOLE CHAPTER.
CHAPTER 9. — THAT THE END AND SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE HATH BEEN GENERALLY MISTAKEN, AND THAT MEN WERE NEVER WELL ADVISED WHAT IT WAS THEY SOUGHT; BEING THE 9TH CHAPTER, WHEREOF A FRAGMENT (WHICH IS THE END OF THE SAME CHAPTER) IS BEFORE.
CHAPTER 10. — THE INVENTORY, OR AN ENUMERATION AND VIEW OF INVENTIONS ALREADY DISCOVERED AND IN USE, TOGETHER WITH A NOTE OF THE WANTS AND THE NATURE OF THE SUPPLIES, BEING THE 10TH CHAPTER; AND THIS A SMALL FRAGMENT THEREOF, BEING THE PREFACE TO THE INVENTORY.
Description
This audio presents a remarkable collection of unfinished fragments from an early modern treatise on the interpretation of nature. Penned by a mind eager to put a final stop to humanity’s endless quest for truth, the work gathers scattered passages, tables of contents and brief essays that reveal the author's ambition to chart the limits and purpose of knowledge itself. Listeners will hear a voice that wrestles with the confusion of competing opinions and the danger of separating scientific specialties from a universal view of the world.
The pieces are organized around themes such as the “Limits and End of Knowledge,” the pitfalls of fragmentary study, and an inventory of inventions already known in the 17th century. Accompanying annotations—once meant to act like a guiding starlight—offer just enough clarification to keep the curious mind on track without smoothing away the original obscurity. The result is a thought‑provoking glimpse into the early foundations of scientific method, inviting you to follow the author’s bold, unfinished roadmap.
Details
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (105K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Mike Pullen and David Widger
Release date
2002-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
About the author
Francis Bacon
1561–1626
A sharp-eyed essayist, lawyer, and royal statesman, this writer helped shape the way later generations thought about knowledge, observation, and discovery. His work links the world of Renaissance politics with the early rise of modern scientific thinking.
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