One essay by this author declares that "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New." He called rational reasoning "anticipation of m
One essay by this author declares that "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New." He called rational reasoning "anticipation of mind" because it only reinforces what we already know. This thinker's method clarifies the data collected with one's senses by arranging them into "tables of presentation." He called his attempt to clear away accumulated prejudice "The Great Renewal" and used Salomon's House to portray his ideal model of discovery. He labeled misconceptions founded in human nature and through men's mutual association as the idols of the tribe and of the marketplace in a work that attempts to replace the Aristotelian syllogism with empirical experimentation. For 10 points, name this English philosopher who wrote The New Atlantis and Novum Organum, often credited as the father of the scientific method.
One essay by this author declares that "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New."
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban [prompt on Bacon]