An Examination of the Philosophy of Bacon is one of Joseph de Maistre's most original and important works. Best known for his defence of throne and altar and for his critique of the political and religious thought of the Enlightenment, Maistre also addressed more fundamental philosophical issues. His critique of Bacon, written between 1814 and 1816, is a vigorous attack on the materialism and scientism that he believed characterized the thought of the French philosophes.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 192
- General Note
- Translation of: Un examen de la philosophie de Bacon Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9780773567184 0773517278
- LCCN
- B1198
- LCCN Item number
- M3313 1998eb
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- 1 electronic text (lxi, 331 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00200078 (CaBNVSL)slc00200078 0773517278 (CaBNVSL)gtp00523324 (OCoLC)180704370 (CaOOCEL)400822
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- Introduction 10
- Bibliography 44
- Biographical Notes on Persons Cited or Mentioned by Joseph de Maistre 48
- A Note on the Text 60
- Abbreviations 64
- An Examination of the Philosophy of Bacon 66
- PART ONE: LOGIC AND THE RATIONAL SCIENCES 68
- 1 Novum organum – Induction and Syllogism 70
- Appendix to Chapter 1 97
- 2 Of Experience and of the Genius of Discoveries 102
- 3 Continuation of the Same Subject 117
- 4 Of Essences and of Their Definitions 130
- 5 Cosmology and the System of the World 139
- 6 The Ebb and Flow of the Seas 152
- 7 Motion 156
- 8 Natural History and General Physics 161
- 9 Optics – The Progression of Light 167
- 10 Experiments and Physical Explanations 176
- 11 Meteorology 192
- 12 The General Goal of Bacon's Philosophy 204
- BOOK TWO: METAPHYSICS 220
- 1 Of God and of Intelligence 222
- 2 Of the Soul 237
- 3 Of the Origin of Spontaneous Motion and of Motion in General 246
- 4 Of the Senses and of the Sensible Principle 260
- 5 Of Matter and of the Principle of Things 269
- 6 Final Causes 300
- 7 The Union of Religion and Science 335
- 8 Bacon's Religion 357
- 9 Bacon Judged by his Translator – Conclusion 372
- Index 386
- A 386
- B 386
- C 387
- D 388
- E 389
- F 389
- G 389
- H 390
- I 390
- J 391
- K 391
- L 391
- M 392
- N 392
- O 393
- P 393
- Q 394
- R 394
- S 395
- T 395
- U 396
- V 396
- W 396
- Z 396
