CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND SCIENCE

NUTRITION AND DIETETICS DEPARTMENT
VIRAC CATANDUANES

DOCUMENTARY AND LIBRARY

RESEARCH
(SIR FRANCIS BACON)

Respectfully submitted by:

BERLLY MAE FRADAS RUBIO

Respectfully submitted to:

PROF. JOSELITO V. TASARRA

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

Francis Bacon was an English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his
promotion of the scientific method. Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1561 in
London, England. Bacon served as attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England,
resigning amid charges of corruption. His more valuable work was philosophical. Bacon
took up Aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the
scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry. Statesman and
philosopher Francis Bacon was born in London on January 22, 1561. His father, Sir
Nicolas Bacon, was Lord Keeper of the Seal. His mother, Lady Anne Cooke Bacon, was
his father's second wife and daughter to Sir Anthony Cooke, a humanist who was Edward
VI's tutor. Francis Bacons mother was also the sister-in-law of Lord Burghley. The
younger of Sir Nicholas and Lady Anne's two sons, Francis Bacon began attending
Trinity College, Cambridge, in April 1573, when he was 12 years old. He completed his
course of study at Trinity in December 1575. The following year, Bacon enrolled in a law
program at Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, the school his brother Anthony attended.
Finding the curriculum at Gray's Inn stale and old fashioned, Bacon later called his tutors
"men of sharp wits, shut up in their cells if a few authors, chiefly Aristotle, their dictator."
Bacon favored the new Renaissance humanism over Aristotelianism and scholasticism,
the more traditional schools of thought in England at the time. A year after he enrolled at
Gray's Inn, Bacon left school to work under Sir Amyas Paulet, British ambassador to
France, during his mission in Paris. Two and a half years later, he was forced to abandon

the mission prematurely and return to England when his father died unexpectedly. His
meager inheritance left him broke. Bacon turned to his uncle, Lord Burghley, for help in
finding a well-paid post as a government official, but Bacons uncle shot him down. Still
just a teen, Francis Bacon was scrambling to find a means of earning a decent living.
Fortunately for Bacon, in 1581, he landed a job as a member for Cornwall in the House
of Commons. Bacon was also able to return to Gray's Inn and complete his education. By
1582, he was appointed the position of outer barrister. Bacon's political career took a big
leap forward in 1584, when he composed A Letter of Advice to Queen Elizabeth, his very
first political memorandum.
Bacon held his place in Parliament for nearly four decades, from 1584 to 1617, during
which time he was extremely active in politics, law and the royal court. In 1603, three
years before he married heiress Alice Barnham, Bacon was knighted upon James I's
ascension to the British throne. He continued to work his way swiftly up the legal and
political ranks, achieving solicitor general in 1607 and attorney general six years later. In
1616, his career peaked when he was invited to join the Privy Council. Just a year later,
he reached the same position of his father, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. In 1618, Bacon
surpassed his father's achievements when he was promoted to the lofty title of Lord
Chancellor, one of the highest political offices in England. In 1621, Bacon became
Viscount St. Albans.
In 1621, the same year that Bacon became Viscount St. Albans, he was accused of
accepting bribes and impeached by Parliament for corruption. Some sources claim that

Bacon was set up by his enemies in Parliament and the court faction, and was used as a
scapegoat to protect the Duke of Buckingham from public hostility. Bacon was tried and
found guilty after he confessed. He was fined a hefty 40,000 pounds and sentenced to the
Tower of London, but, fortunately, his sentence was reduced and his fine was lifted. After
four days of imprisonment, Bacon was released, at the cost of his reputation and his longstanding place in Parliament; the scandal put a serious strain on 60-year-old Bacon's
health.

CHAPTER 2
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Francis Bacon remained in St. Alban's after the collapse of his political career.
Retired, he was now able to focus on one of his other passions, the philosophy of science.
From the time he had reached adulthood, Bacon was determined to alter the face of
natural philosophy. He strove to create a new outline for the sciences, with a focus on
empirical scientific methodsmethods that depended on tangible proofwhile
developing the basis of applied science. Unlike the doctrines of Aristotle and Plato,
Bacon's approach placed an emphasis on experimentation and interaction, culminating in
"the commerce of the mind with things." Bacon's new scientific method involved
gathering data, prudently analyzing it and performing experiments to observe nature's
truths in an organized way. He believed that when approached this way, science could
become a tool for the betterment of humankind.
Biographer Loren Eisley described Bacon's compelling desire to invent a new scientific
method, stating that Bacon, "more fully than any man of his time, entertained the idea of
the universe as a problem to be solved, examined, meditated upon, rather than as an
eternally fixed stage upon which man walked." Bacon himself claimed that his empirical
scientific method would spark a light in nature that would "eventually disclose and bring
into sight all that is most hidden and secret in the universe."
During his young adulthood, Bacon attempted to share his ideas with his uncle, Lord
Burghley, and later with Queen Elizabeth in his Letter of Advice. The two did not prove
to be a receptive audience to Bacon's evolving philosophy of science. It was not until
1620, when Bacon published Book One of Novum Organum Scientiarum (novum

organum is Latin for "new method"), that Bacon established himself as a reputable
philosopher of science.
According to Bacon in Novum Organum, the scientific method should begin with the
"Tables of Investigation." It should then proceed to the "Table of Presence," which is a
list of circumstances under which the event being studied occurred. "The Table of
Absence in Proximity" is then used to identify negative occurrences. Next, the "Table of
Comparison" allows the observer to compare and contrast the severity or degree of the
event. After completing these steps, the scientific observer is required to perform a short
survey that will help identify the possible cause of the occurrence. Unlike a typical
hypothesis, however, Bacon did not emphasize the importance of testing one's theory.
Instead, he believed that observation and analysis were sufficient in producing a greater
comprehension, or "ladder of axioms," that creative minds could use to reach still further
understanding.

CHAPTER 3
DISCUSSION
The three chief goals of Bacon were to uncover truth, to serve his country, and to serve
his church. Bacon looked further to these by attempting to get a prestigious post. He also
applied for a post in the court through his uncle; Lord Burghley in 1580 which he

believed would allow him to pursue a life of learning but his application was rejected.
Following two years, he worked at Grays Inn, only to be admitted as an outer barrister in
1582. He took his seat in the parliament for Melcombe in Dorset in 1584 and afterwards
for Taunton in 1586. This was the time when Bacon started writing on the condition of
church parties and also on the topic of philosophical reform in the lost tract, Temporis
Partus Maximus.
Even after working for long, Bacon did not succeed in acquiring the position he
desired for that would lead him great success. He exhibited signs of sympathy to
Puritanism by attending the sermons of the Puritan chaplain of Gray's Inn. He also
accompanied his mother to the chapel to hear Walter Travers. As a result, his earliest
surviving track got published which criticized the English church's suppression of the
Puritan clergy. In the year 1586, Bacon openly disapproved the execution of queen of
Scots, Mary. Due to his increasing progress at the bar, Bacon contacted his uncle for help.
The same year, he became Bencher and was chosen as a reader in 1587. He delivered his
first lecture in Lent the very next year. Bacon accepted the valuable appointment of
reversion to the Clerkship of the Star Chamber in 1589, though he took to office formally
only in 1608.

Later Life
Francis Bacon acquainted with Robert Devereux who was 2nd Earl of Essex and
favorite of Queen Elizabeth and by 1591, became the earl's confidential adviser. The
following year, Bacon was authorized to write a tract in response to the Jesuit Robert
Parson's anti-government polemic, which he gave the headline as Certain Observations

Made Upon A Libel, recognizing England with the ideals of democratic Athens opposite
of the belligerence of Spain. In February 1593, Queen Elizabeth called parliament to
investigate a Roman Catholic plot against her. His opposition to a bill that would impose
triple allowance in half of the normal time was repelled by a lot of people. He was
blamed as a popularity seeker by the opponents and was expelled by the royal court for
some time.

Year 1594 and 1595 did not bring much of good news for Bacon as he meted with
failure. First, in 1594, he failed to bag the Attorney-Generalship seat that had gone
vacant. Next in 1595, he failed to save the lesser office of Solicitor-General. Even Lord
Essex also could not use much of his power and influence on both the occasions. In 1596,
Bacon was appointed as the Queen's Counsel. During this phase, Bacons financial
position remained dubious. The effort of his friends to find him a public office also
seemed to go in vain as they couldnt find any. Also, his strategy for recovering his lost
position by marrying a rich and young widow Lady Elizabeth Hatton failed, when she
broke off with him and married a wealthier man. As such, in 1598, Bacon was arrested
for debt.

However, slowly but steadily, his image in the eyes of Queen improved, as he
grabbed himself a place in the standing of the learned counsels, though without any
salary, commission or warranty. He further raised his image in the Queens eye by
making a clever move by detaching ties with Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex as he
was executed in 1601 for treason. Also, Bacon with the team was asked to investigate all

the charges against Essex. Bacon was a member of the legal team at Essex's treason trial
led by Attorney General, Sir Edward Coke. Post execution, Bacon was appointed to write
the official government account of the trial by the Queen. These accounts were published
as A Declaration of the Practices and Treasons. However, the first draft presented by the
Bacon was edited by the Queen and her ministers up to a great extent.

CHAPTER 4
RECOMMENDATION
In March 1626, Bacon was performing a series of experiments with ice. While
testing the effects of cold on the preservation and decay of meat, he stuffed a hen with
snow near Highgate, England, and caught a chill. Ailing, Bacon stayed at Lord Arundel's

home in London. The guest room where Bacon resided was cold and musty. He soon
developed bronchitis. On April 9, 1626, a week after he had arrived at Lord Arundel's
estate, Francis Bacon died.
In the years after Bacon's death, his theories began to have a major influence on
the evolving field of 17th-century European science. British scientists belonging to
Robert Boyle's circle, also known as the "Invisible College," followed through on
Bacon's concept of a cooperative research institution, applying it toward their
establishment of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge in 1662.
The Royal Society utilized Bacon's applied science approach and followed the steps of
his reformed scientific method. Scientific institutions followed this model in kind.
Political philosopher Thomas Hobbes played the role of Bacon's last amanuensis. The
"father of classic liberalism," John Locke, as well as 18th-century encyclopedists and
inductive logicians David Hume and John Mill, also showed Bacon's influence in their
work.
Today, Bacon is still widely regarded as a major figure in scientific methodology and
natural philosophy during the English Renaissance. Having advocated an organized
system of obtaining knowledge with a humanitarian goal in mind, he is largely credited
with ushering in the new early modern era of human understanding.

CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION
It is never easy to summarize the thought of a prolific and wide-ranging philosopher. Yet
Bacon somewhat simplifies the task by his own helpful habits of systematic classification
and catchy mnemonic labeling. (Thus, for example, there are three distempers or
diseases of learning, eleven errors or peccant humours, four Idols, three primary

mental faculties and categories of knowledge, etc.) In effect, by following Bacons own
methods it is possible to produce a convenient outline or overview of his main scientific
and philosophical ideas.

CHAPTER 6
REFERENCES
http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632#counsel-and-statesman
http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632#synopsis
http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632#philosopher-of-science

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/francis-bacon-115.php#qkkz3eA65br34j1J.99
http://www.biography.com/people/francis-bacon-9194632#death-and-legacy
http://www.iep.utm.edu/bacon/#SH2c

CURICULUM VITAE
Personal Information
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Berlly Mae F. Rubio

Nickname

Bherl

Birth date

May 24, 1999

Birth place

EBMC Virac, Catanduanes

Age

16

Civil Status

Single

Citizenship

Filipino

Religion

Roman Catholic

Father

Bernabe V. Rubio Jr.

Mother

Ma. Felly F. Rubio

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Parents

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in a relationship that constantly requires you to

sacrifice your own happiness.
Ambition

Nutritionist-Dietitian

Educational Attainment
Primary Education

Panganiban Central Elementary School

Panganiban, Catanduanes 2005-2011

Secondary Education

Catanduanes State University

Laboratory High School
Panganiban, Catanduanes

2011-2015
Tertiary Education

Catanduanes State University

Virac, Catamduanes