Francis Bacon: Prophetic philosopher or scientific buffoon? Our series continues with one of the most divisive philosophers of the Renaissance. Was he someone to be admired, or simply a fool?

Francis Bacon was a devout Anglican remembered for his public failure and a great scientific mind. Perhaps, as he said, the "best of men are like the best of precious stones, wherein every flaw ...

Six Degrees of Francis Bacon is an example of how digital humanists can use computers and technology to answer long-sought-after questions and explore fields like literature and history in new ways.

Identifying problems: Francis Bacon wrote a treatise in 1620 to encourage scientific study. (Courtesy: Science Source/Science Photo Library) The British scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon ...

The National Portrait Gallery show is also an appreciation of Bacon’s innate understanding of how to make a painting work.

Barry Joule says his friend Francis Bacon gave him a trove of sketches and paintings. Some experts aren’t so sure.

In the 17th century, the philosopher Francis Bacon called for a “great fresh start” in our thinking about the natural world, and helped usher in the scientific revolution that replaced the staid ...

Opinion: 17th century philosopher Francis Bacon is playing a role in the urgent contest over the heart and soul of climate action One of the other issues that the Citizens’ Assembly discussed ...

DURING an icy April in 1626, Francis Bacon, philosopher and a pioneer of the scientific method, was riding through the snowy streets of London when a curious question popped into his mind: would ...