Novum organum

Francis Bacon

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 248 pages

Novum Organum is Francis Bacon's philosophical treatise in aphorisms, proposing a new logic and inductive method for interpreting nature. It critiques the mind's preconceptions, known as the idols, and argues for observation and experiment over inherited dogma. It is worth listening to for its role in shaping empiricism and modern scientific thought.

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