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Baconian System of Philosophy — The Baconian System of Philosophy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Baconian System of Philosophy This system takes its name from its founder, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, statesman and philosopher, born 22 January,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Baconian — [bā kō′nē ən] adj. 1. of or having to do with Francis Bacon or his philosophy, esp. his belief that truth is discovered through empirical observation and induction 2. designating or of the theory alleging that Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare s… … English World dictionary
Baconian — Ba*co ni*an, n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Baconian method}, the inductive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baconian method — Baconian Ba*co ni*an, n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {Baconian method}, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baconian method — The Baconian method is the investigative method developed by Francis Bacon. It is an early forerunner of the scientific method. The method was put forward in Bacon s book Novum Organum , or New Instrument , and was supposed to replace the methods … Wikipedia
induction — Synonyms and related words: Baconian method, a fortiori reasoning, a posteriori reasoning, a priori reasoning, accedence, acceptance, accession, admission, admittance, alphabet, analysis, apostolic orders, appointment, baptism, basics, call, call … Moby Thesaurus
Baconian method — The method of induction advocated by Francis Bacon, especially in Part II of the Novum Organon . The aim of science is to establish laws; for this purpose an exhaustive enumeration of instances of phenomena, together with the way in which they… … Philosophy dictionary
Baconian method — Logic. induction (def. 4a). * * * ▪ philosophy methodical observation of facts as a means of studying and interpreting natural phenomena. This essentially empirical method was formulated early in the 17th century by Francis Bacon, an… … Universalium
induction — n. 1. Introduction (into office), installation, inauguration, institution. 2. Conclusion (from many facts), inference, generalization, tentative inference, inductive method, Baconian method. 3. (Phys.) Influence of proximity … New dictionary of synonyms
Baconian method — Logic. induction (def. 4a) … Useful english dictionary
