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Philosophical Haiku


Francis Bacon (1561-1626)


by Terence Green




We needs must have help
 Nature’s secrets to discern.
 Observe and take note.




Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon by Paul Van Stomer 1617


A long with René Descartes (1596-1650), Francis Bacon is considered to be the father of modern science. And like Descartes, he would meet a chilly end – at least, so the story goes.


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