“Francis Bacon on Motion and Power gathers twelve contributions by the best specialists of Baconian thought in Europe, the United States, and South America in a very unified manner. … As Giglioni underlines in a very concise and striking sentence, Bacon offers a “critique of impure reason”. It is no small merit of this volume that it helps us grasp the originality and specificity of one of the major thinkers of early modernity.” (Claire Crignon, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Vol. 56 (03), July, 2018)
Francis Bacon on Motion and Power
herausgegeben von Guido Giglioni, James A.T. Lancaster, Sorana Corneanu und Dana JalobeanuThis book offers a comprehensive and unitary study of the philosophy of Francis Bacon, with special emphasis on the medical, ethical and political aspects of his thought. It presents an original interpretation focused on the material conditions of nature and human life. In particular, coverage in the book is organized around the unifying theme of Bacon’s notion of appetite, which is considered in its natural, ethical, medical and political meanings. The book redefines the notions of experience and experiment in Bacon’s philosophy of nature, shows the important presence of Stoic themes in his work as well as provides an original discussion of the relationships between natural magic, prudence and political realism in his philosophy. Bringing together scholarly expertise from the history of philosophy, the history of science and the history of literature, this book presents readers with a rich and diverse contextualization of Bacon’s philosophy.
