The Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon, including The Advancement of Learning and Novum Organum
London: George Bell and Sons, 1879. 12mo, iii, 567 pages, bound in period quarter leather over marbled boards. Spine with gilt-lettering and decoration. Marbled endpapers and edges. An important nineteenth-century collected edition of Francis Bacon’s major philosophical writings, The Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon brings together some of the foundational texts of early modern thought, including The Advancement of Learning and Novum Organum, under the editorship of Joseph Devey. The volume reflects Bacon’s enduring influence on the development of empirical inquiry, natural philosophy, and the organization of human knowledge, presenting his arguments for observation, induction, and the systematic pursuit of truth in a form accessible to Victorian readers. As such, it is both a substantial anthology of Bacon’s thought and a useful nineteenth-century edition for readers interested in metaphysics, logic, the history of science, and the intellectual foundations of the modern scientific method. Some slight rubbing and wear, a few scuffs, corners bumped, some minimal discoloration, previous owner's inscription, else in very good condition. Item #226
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