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Novum Organum (1620)
Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon's own book, published in Latin in October 1620 as the second part of his Instauratio Magna, setting out his method of eliminative induction and his four Idols of the Mind as obstacles to sound reasoning about nature.
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AuthorFrancis Bacon
Publication Year1620
Source TypeBook (primary)
Reliability Tier1
Primary source: Bacon's own foundational book stating his own method in his own words, tier 1 for what Bacon himself argued. No publisher is named for this source: both the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's own entry on Bacon and Wikipedia's own entry on the Novum Organum confirm the 1620 London publication in Latin but neither names a printer or publisher for that first edition, and none is invented here. Sources
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Theories, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Scientists, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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