{"product_id":"novum-organum","title":"Novum Organum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the greatest barrier to knowledge is the mind that seeks it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Novum Organum, Francis Bacon challenges learning built on old authorities, arguments over words and careless observations. He asks why printing, gunpowder and the compass change the world while scholars seem to stand still. His answer begins with a demand: knowledge should do more than win debates. It should improve human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBacon builds his case through short, numbered aphorisms. The first part exposes the habits of mind he calls idols: false images that bend judgment and block truth. The second turns toward a patient search for causes, moving from particular facts toward general laws. At stake is his larger ambition: a total renewal of human knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe mind's hidden obstacles\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Bacon's idols and ask how habits of thought can distort what you see.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKnowledge with a purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider an argument for learning measured by its power to improve human life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnts, spiders and bees\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Bacon's garden creatures as he sorts different ways of pursuing knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA slower path to truth\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow induction through gradual steps rather than leaps from a few cases to sweeping conclusions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrom criticism to inquiry\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how tables and specially chosen cases support Bacon's search for the causes of things.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about how modern science began, philosophy students, and anyone seeking clearer thinking about evidence and bias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Bacon challenge how you decide what is true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534623179100,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03022_en_ebook-front_c07.jpg?v=1792174972","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/novum-organum-de","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}