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Great Books Reading and Discussion Group

Please join us to discuss “The New Organon” by Francis Bacon (1561-1626).

We invite you to share in an exploration of highly regarded classics of literature, history and philosophy through a discussion technique known as “Shared Inquiry.” Selections are from Great Conversations 5, available for purchase at the Main Library front desk at the reduced price of $10, thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Library.

Synopsis: Bacon, like Seneca, was both a brilliant scholar and a player in the political arena of his time. His career in politics, however, also had many ups and downs. In our day he is best known for philosophical treatises such as The Advancement of Learning and this month’s selection, the New Organon. Written as a series of aphorisms, the “New Organon” lays out principles of scientific investigation that abetted the revolution in science of the 17th century.

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