Francis Bacon:

The greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men.

— Francis Bacon Early Modern

Empiricism, scientific method

Context

The Advancement of Learning

Date / Period

1605

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5500/5500-h/5500-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

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