Question

Francis Bacon's Novum Organum is part of which larger work?

• A. The New Atlantis
• B. Essays
• C. The Great Instauration
• D. The Advancement of Learning

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The Great Instauration

The Great Instauration (Latin: Instauratio Magna) is a work by Francis Bacon that outlined a plan to reorganize the sciences and restore humanity's dominion over nature. Bacon, who is considered the father of modern science, proposed the plan to advance human and divine learning. 

Bacon's plan was modeled after the Bible's six days of creation, and the seventh day of rest when Adam regained dominion over creation. Bacon divided the plan into six parts: 

• Partitions of the Sciences

• New Method

• Natural History

• Ladder of the Intellect

• Anticipations of the 2nd Philosophy

• The Second Philosophy or Active Science

Bacon's plan was never completed, but the parts that were published had a significant impact on European thought. Bacon is known for his philosophy of science, which argues that scientific knowledge is gained through observation and inductive reasoning. He also believed that controlled scientific experiments were essential for understanding nature