Francis Bacon

The New Organon Francis Bacon

The New Organon is a philosophical book written by Francis Bacon and published in 1620. The book's title is in reference to Aristotle's Organon which presented his treatise on logic and syllogism. In Bacon's book he details a new system of logic which would become known as the Baconian method. Francis Bacon was a prominent English philosopher, statesman, and author who served as both the Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon's works have remained very influential, especially an early practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution.