Bacon’s Unsettled Life and Extraordinary Works

Francisco Sagasti
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Francisco Sagasti: Universidad del Pacífico

Chapter Chapter 1 in Knowledge is Power, 2026, pp 3-17 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Sir Francis Bacon’s Essays, the first of his books I read, made me realize that it is not possible to understand his ideas without considering his complex life. Pursuing both intellectual and political aims in Elizabeth I and James I times was no mean feat. He had to achieve a precarious balance between philosophical musings and power machinations; however separate he claimed them to be, they leveraged each other.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20668-8_1

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