Baconian


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Ba·co·ni·an

 (bā-kō′nē-ən)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the works or thought of the philosopher Francis Bacon.
n.
1. A follower of the doctrines of Francis Bacon.
2. One who believes in the Baconian theory.
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Baconian

(beɪˈkəʊnɪən)
adj
(Philosophy) of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning
n
1. (Philosophy) a follower of Bacon's philosophy
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Movements) someone who believes that plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by Bacon
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Ba•co•ni•an

(beɪˈkoʊ ni ən)

adj.
1. pertaining to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
2. designating the theory that attributes the authorship of Shakespeare's works to Francis Bacon.
n.
3. an adherent of Baconian philosophy or the Baconian theory.
[1805–15]
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So looks the Shakespearean who is confronted by a rancid Baconian, or the astronomer who is assailed by a flat- earth fanatic.
He explained students Marlowean theory, Elizabethan theory and Baconian theory regarding Shakespeare.
Tolerance for criticisms, introspection, the ability to learn from mistakes and accept feedback are indeed hallmarks of Baconian logic and scientific methodology.
Its impressive, Baconian catalog of aspects and dimensions of ignorance may well prove fertile ground for subsequent cultivation.--Matthew Homan, Christopher Newport University
Allen addresses another bioethical problem presented by liberal man's Baconian conquest of nature.
However, the Baconian approach to scientific practice and the new mathematical trend in investigating nature can be seen as common grounds for its members.
The next intellectual framework, Baconian empirical science, does not emerge immediately, and Eggert argues that the rhetoric of alchemy fills the gap between Humanism and the rise of Enlightenment science.
He detected two forms of naturalism that, though superficially dissimilar, came together in one destructive historical force: a Baconian scientific naturalism that seeks to control society and a Rousseauian romanticism that finds the highest virtue in universal empathy or love of mankind.
To propagate scientific knowledge and relieve the anxiety of his contemporary readers, Defoe, following Baconian tradition, attempts to clarify his view that the development of science would not conflict with or undermine people's belief in religion.
Technology is closely related to science by the modern "Baconian ideal" (46), the vision of science and technology working together to allow humans to dominate nature.
The work begins by reviewing judicial trends in England in the 1600s, including the opposing "Cokeian" and "Baconian" models of judicial responsibility.