Essays : Or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacon, Francis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English essays--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English essays.

Local Subjects:

English essays--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is virtually impossible to overstate the impact of Francis Bacon's work on modern society. As the creator of the scientific method, he paved the way for thousands of important discoveries. In this interesting volume of essays, Bacon takes on topics ranging from travel to family life, offering his unique viewpoint and nuggets of philosophical wisdom.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Of Truth; Of Death; Of Unity in Religion; Of Revenge; Of Adversity; Of Simulation and Dissimulation; Of Parents and Children; Of Marriage and Single Life; Of Envy; Of Love; Of Great Place; Of Boldness; Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature; Of Nobility; Of Seditions and Troubles; Of Atheism; Of Superstition; Of Travel; Of Empire; Of Counsel; Of Delays; Of Cunning; Of Wisdom for a Man's Self; Of Innovations; Of Dispatch; Of Seeming Wise; Of Friendship; Of Expense; Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates; Of Regiment of Health; Of Suspicion; Of Discourse; Of Plantations

Of RichesOf Prophecies; Of Ambition; Of Masques and Triumphs; Of Nature in Men; Of Custom and Education; Of Fortune; Of Usury; Of Youth and Age; Of Beauty; Of Deformity; Of Building; Of Gardens; Of Negotiating; Of Followers and Friends; Of Suitors; Of Studies; Of Faction; Of Ceremonies, and Respects; Of Praise; Of Vain-Glory; Of Honor and Reputation; Of Judicature; Of Anger; Of Vicissitude of Things; Of Fame; A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77653-858-7

OCLC:

881608218