by Francis Bacon · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430601004
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«De la sabiduría egoísta» is a collection of philosophical essays by Francis Bacon, published by Taurus in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
Volume bringing together a selection of Francis Bacon's Essays on subjects such as anger, ambition, marriage, wealth, envy, empire and wisdom. Bacon rejects superstition and defends observation, experimentation and rational argument as the path to knowledge, which is why he is considered a precursor of modern scientific thought.
It is number 13 in the Great Ideas collection, in its second edition; publication took place on 10 October 2012.
Aimed at those interested in philosophy and political theory and at readers approaching the classic essay for the first time.
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.
