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This account of Francis Bacon as a philosopher describes how Bacon transformed the values that had underpinned philosophical culture since antiquity and rejected the traditional idea of a philosopher engaged primarily in contemplation of the cosmos.Gaukroger, Stephen is the author of 'Francis Bacon and the Transformation of Early Modern Philosophy', published 2001 under ISBN 9780521805360 and ISBN 0521805368.
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