NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - New Atlantis, Novum Organum, Carolyn Merchant
18 Jun 2013
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Trained as lawyer political advisor to royal elites like elizabeth i. Ideas should be under control of those who can assure their credibility. Not natural philosopher but scientific reformer spent a great deal of his time to change the scientific method. Believes that scientific knowledge extremely powerful service of state. For bacon truth is valuable and useful for practical purposes. Rejects idea of knowledge for its own sake was very critical of aristotle. He wanted to gain knowledge in technology for the sake of usefulness of the individual and state to grow a countries economic social and political power. Ideas more recognized after his death truth and usefulness are in this kind the very same wants to put it to practical use in. Very critical of aristotle s ideas regarding to technology. Origins of experimental science come from natural magic tradition manipulation and control over nature and from engineering tradition.
