Francis Bacon's Project of the "Instauratio Magna", and why Kant dedicated the "Critique" to him

Authors

  • Miguel Spinelli UFSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2010.2.10235

Keywords:

Francis Bacon. Instauratio Magna. Kant’s dedication to Bacon.

Abstract

The major aim of this article consists in ascertaining the reasons which drove Bacon to compose what he called Instauratio Magna: a great institution of the future science in terms of an broad restoration of the past of science. It brings an exposition of his project (of what he meant to do) in contradistinction to what he effectively accomplished. Cconsidering that Kant dedicated to Bacon his Critique of Pure Reason, it is also an imperative concern of this article to search for the reasons of this dedication.

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Published

2010-08-30

How to Cite

Spinelli, M. (2010). Francis Bacon’s Project of the "Instauratio Magna", and why Kant dedicated the "Critique" to him. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 55(2). https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2010.2.10235