The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature, 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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Librivox recording of The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature by Francis Bacon. Read by Alan Shaw, Craig Campbell, Morgan Scorpion, Geoffrey Edwards, and Julie VW. The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a reference to Aristotle's work Organon, which was his treatise on logic and syllogism. In Novum Organum, Bacon details a new system of logic he believes to be superior to the old ways of syllogism. For Bacon, finding the essence of a thing was a simple process of reduction, and the use of inductive reasoning . . . This work was critical in the historical development of the scientific method. (Summary by Wikipedia) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature
• Author credits: Francis Bacon
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 8:30:42

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• Novum Organum
• Francis Bacon
• logic
• inductive reasoning
• scientifc method

Track guide

1. 00 - Author's Preface — 9:15
2. 01 - Book 1, Aphorisms 1-44 — 16:12
3. 02 - Book 1, Aphorisms 45-60 — 15:42
4. 03 - Book 1, Aphorisms 61-68 — 16:36
5. 04 - Book 1, Aphorisms 69-77 — 16:42
6. 05 - Book 1, Aphorisms 78-91 — 28:07
7. 06 - Book 1, Aphorisms 92-107 — 17:55
8. 07 - Book 1, Aphorisms 108-120 — 18:37
9. 08 - Book 1, Aphorisms 121-130 — 20:21
10. 09 - Book 2, Aphorisms 01-10 — 24:40
11. 10 - Book 2, Aphorisms 11-12 — 29:54
12. 11 - Book 2, Aphorism 13 — 22:41
13. 12 - Book 2, Aphorisms 14-20 — 23:41
14. 13 - Book 2, Aphorisms 21-26 — 24:08
15. 14 - Book 2, Aphorisms 27-32 — 23:52
16. 15 - Book 2, Aphorisms 33-35 — 19:28
17. 16 - Book 2, Aphorism 36 — 25:09
18. 17 - Book 2, Aphorisms 37-40 — 27:27
19. 18 - Book 2, Aphorisms 41-47 — 33:40
20. 19 - Book 2, Aphorism 48 Part 1 (par1-21) — 35:30
21. 20 - Book 2, Aphorisms 48 Part 2 (par22-34), 49, 50 Part 1 (par1-5) — 31:20
22. 21 - Book 2, Aphorisms 50 Part 2 (par6-19), 51, 52 — 29:58

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