Francis Bacon – On Death People fear death like children fear the dark, and just as stories amplify this innate fear in children, they do the same in adults. Indeed, contemplating death as punishment for sins and as a transition to another world is sacred and devout; but to fear death as a natural inevitability … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Revenge Revenge is a kind of wild justice, and the more human nature strives for it, the more the law needs to eradicate it. Because as far as the first injustice committed is concerned, it only offends the law; but revenge on that injustice renders the law obsolete. Indeed, the one … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Hurry Excessive hurry is the most dangerous thing for proper work. Such hurry is similar to what doctors call rapid digestion, which undoubtedly fills the body with acids and insidious disease-causing germs. Therefore, do not measure haste with breaks, but with progress in work. Just as speed in races is not … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Happiness It cannot be denied that external circumstances contribute to well-being: favor, opportunity, someone else’s death, situations that align with virtue. But for the most part, the mold of happiness lies in the hands of the individual. “Faber quisque fortunae suae” (Everyone is the architect of their own happiness), as the … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Friendship It is difficult to express more truth and falsehood in fewer words than the one who said that whoever enjoys solitude is either a wild beast or a god. It is indeed true that inherent and hidden hatred and aversion towards society in a person have something of a wild … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Youth and Age A person who is young in years can be old in hours if they have not wasted time, but this rarely happens. Generally, youth is like the first thoughts that are not as wise as those that come after. Because there is youth of thought just like there … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Truth “What is truth?” Pilate mockingly asked, not waiting for an answer. There is certainly some satisfaction in instability, as holding onto faith is considered a slavery that threatens freedom of will in both thought and action. Although there are no longer philosophical sects of that kind, there are still some … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Atheism I would sooner believe all the stories from Legends, and the Talmud, and the Quran, rather than that this Universe is without a mind. That is why God never created miracles to refute atheism, because his ordinary works refute it. It is true that a little philosophy inclines the human … Read more
History of 17th Century Philosophy 17th century philosophy is a philosophical trend that emerged based on the developments that arose with the influence of the Renaissance, in order to establish the foundations of the new age thought. The thinkers of the 17th century, utilizing the intellectual developments and ambiguous conceptual contents presented by the Renaissance, … Read more
