Take all the knowledge in the world as your own responsibility. - F. Bacon, The Great Revival
Francis Bacon's masterpiece "The Great Revival" is undoubtedly a profound shock to human knowledge. This work attracted the attention of the literary elite of the British Isles in the 16th century, and was hailed as a model of the intellectual revolution project. The empiricist method based on induction, preached by Bacon, is known as the father of modern scientific theory. He took a serious approach to the in-depth exploration of the knowledge systems of the past in order to identify their shortcomings, and accordingly formulated his own programme of knowledge revival.
In terms of the structure of the book, Bacon carefully curated six chapters: the classification of knowledge, new methods, the discourse of nature, the hierarchy of knowledge, and the table of contents of new philosophies. He believed that by replacing formal logic-based deduction, new methods could break the shackles of old knowledge, broaden the horizons of human knowledge, and then control the natural world.
However, in the course of our latest research, we found that the cover design of "The Great Revival" was not created by Bacon, but was based on the "Navigation Essentials" by the Spanish royal navigator Cheth Pedi. Although this fact is quite surprising, this episode does not diminish the research value and significance of this book in the slightest. Throughout the book, Bacon's rigorous and critical spirit of knowledge undoubtedly provides profound inspiration for the thinking of later generations.
On the whole, "The Great Revival" is an important ideological work of realism. Its profound insight into human knowledge has had an immeasurable impact on the study of thought in later generations. This work is not only the best commentary on Bacon's personal wisdom, but also a deep exploration and revelation of human knowledge. At the same time, it also reminds readers that knowledge needs to be taken seriously with awe.