The Essays of Francis Bacon: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Essays of Francis Bacon, credited to Francis Bacon, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one fact is certainly true when dealing with Sir Francis Bacon.The youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Francis was born in Strand, London, on Jan. 22, 1561. He went to Trinity College at Cambridge. He was elected to Parliament; he was Queen's Counsel; he even became Attorney General before finally gaining the position of Lord Chancellor.But as do the careers of so many politicians, in 1621 his political career ended in disgrace.And yet, for all of this, both Diderot and Voltaire considered him "the father of modern science." Others consider him only the father of the "scientific method." (That process of collecting and organizing data.) Bacon's "The Essays," to which we now turn our attention, are--if they are nothing else--a delightful collection in decided disarray. That is, they seem to take no true progression. But an essay is not meant to be a treatise. And for all that, these essays are still a pleasure to read.Encompassing a broad field of interest, their largesse denotes the broad learning of this brilliant philosopher. It is therefore our sincere hope that the reader will, themselves, encompass these Essays. More importantly, we hope you enjoy them. (Summary by Carl Vonnoh, III)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Essays of Francis Bacon
• Author credits: Francis Bacon
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 6:17:02

Catalogue topics

• essay
• francis bacon
• philosophy

Track guide

1. The Essays of Francis Bacon 01 — 21:53
2. The Essays of Francis Bacon 02 — 21:20
3. The Essays of Francis Bacon 03 — 24:59
4. The Essays of Francis Bacon 04 — 29:56
5. The Essays of Francis Bacon 05 — 28:15
6. The Essays of Francis Bacon 06 — 28:57
7. The Essays of Francis Bacon 07 — 27:19
8. The Essays of Francis Bacon 08 — 32:51
9. The Essays of Francis Bacon 09 — 27:14
10. The Essays of Francis Bacon 10 — 17:09
11. The Essays of Francis Bacon 11 — 29:55
12. The Essays of Francis Bacon 12 — 31:57
13. The Essays of Francis Bacon 13 — 32:51
14. The Essays of Francis Bacon 14 — 22:32

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