Francis Bacon, the State and the Reform of Natural Philosophy
Why was it that Francis Bacon, trained for high political office, devoted himself to proposing a celebrated and sweeping reform of the natural sciences? Julian Martin's investigative study looks at Bacon's family context, his employment in Queen Elizabeth's security service and his radical critique of the relationship between the Common Law and the monarchy, to find the key to this important question. Deeply conservative and elitist in his political views, Bacon adapted Tudor strategies of...
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An examination of Francis Bacon in Tudor government.
Acknowledgements; A note on the text; Introduction;1. A statesman's responsibility; 2. The young statesman; 3. Business of State; 4. Law; 5. A reformed state; 6. A reformed natural philosophy; Conclusion; Appendix: a table of comparisons; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
