The Advancement of Learning
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The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical treatise → |
| advocates |
empirical inquiry
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inductive reasoning → |
| aimsTo |
expand the bounds of human knowledge
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| author |
Francis Bacon
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| callsFor |
collaborative research
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collection of empirical data → institutional support for scientific research → |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| criticizes |
excessive reliance on classical authorities
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scholasticism → |
| dedicatedTo |
James I of England
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| describes |
division of knowledge into history, poesy, and philosophy
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| firstPublisher |
London printer (England)
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| followedBy |
Novum Organum
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| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy → |
| hasImpactOn |
educational theory
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philosophy of science → |
| hasInfluencedPhilosopher |
Isaac Newton
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John Locke → René Descartes → |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II → |
| historicalContext |
Jacobean era
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| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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development of modern science → |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
classification of the sciences
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education → empiricism → knowledge → reform of learning → scientific method → |
| notableIdea |
progressive advancement of learning over time
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systematic organization of all branches of knowledge → use of experiment and observation in inquiry → |
| originalTitle |
Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human
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| partOf |
Francis Bacon's Great Instauration project
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| philosophicalTradition |
British empiricism
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early modern philosophy → |
| proposes |
systematic reform of human knowledge
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| publicationDate |
1605
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| relatedWork |
De augmentis scientiarum
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Novum Organum → |
| timePeriod |
early 17th century
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon → Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam → |
notableWork |
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The Advancement of Learning
("Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human")
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originalTitle |