I’ll start with Roger. Wikipedia says:
“Roger Bacon ([c. 1219 – c. 1292]) […] was a medieval English polymath, philosopher, scientist, theologian and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiricism.”
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Great, that should help me distinguish him from Roger. Francis Bacon: English philosopher, scientist, empiri… cist…
…Hmm.
This might be harder than I thought.
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It’s finally time for me to learn the difference between Roger Bacon and Francis Bacon.
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OK, good, that should help me distinguish him from Francis. Roger Bacon: English philosopher, scientist, empiricist. Excellent.
Now on to Francis. Wikipedia says:
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P.S.: How can Francis be the father of empiricism if Roger was empiricizing 350 years earlier?
Saw this on a Discord channel:
“Francis Bacon […] ([1561 – 1626]) was an English philosopher and statesman […]. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method […]. Bacon has been called the father of empiricism.”
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