Conclusion: The Rise of the Riddle of Bacon

Joseph Agassi*

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Abstract

It should be clear by now why the riddle of Bacon arose. Generations of researchers admired him for his theory, and this theory did not allow them to criticize this theory respectfully. So the individual Bacon was criticized to save his theory. Stubbe criticized his plagiarism and fake experiments. This criticism was ignored until Liebig repeated it with some bitterness. Here is Liebig’s conclusion to his comment on Bacon’s natural history (Liebig 1863, 244):.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages121-124
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Publication series

NameBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Volume298
ISSN (Print)0068-0346
ISSN (Electronic)2214-7942

Keywords

  • Experimental Philosophy
  • False Answer
  • Late Seventeenth
  • Latin Language
  • Latin Text

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