Francis Bacon

The English statesman and scholar Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 
Student of the Occult and the Empirical.
Natural philosopher, supernatural philosopher, scientist.
Theories: Idols of the Mind. e.g. «The Idols of the Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. », « The Idols of the Cave are the idols of the individual man. For everyone (besides the errors common to human nature in general) has a cave or den of his own [...] »
Work's about:
Bacon's Magic | by Frances A. Yates | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com/articles/1968/02/29/bacons-magic/
Influenced: Isaac Newton
Category:Writers