~Baconian Project~
~BY Vivian Chang~
What is Baconian Project ???
• Baconian Method
Deductive Reasoning (Aristotle’s Organon)
Baconian Method (Bacon)
 Humboldtian science (Romanticism)
~Baconian Method~
• 1620 Novum Organum (New Instrument) in
Latin
• 1623 Advancement of Learning (De augmentis
scientiarum)
method of induction
~Step 1~
• Clear the mind of all preconceptions
"idols of the mind." (idola mentis)
• 4 idols
Idol of Tribe (Idola tribus)
Idol of Cave (Idola specus)
Idol of Marketplace (Idola fori)
Idol of Theatre (Idola theatri)
~Step 2~
• Observe as many facts as possible.
~Step 3~
• Tabulate the data according to those things
that affect the property
 "first vintage."
~Step 4~
• "indulgence of understanding“
hypothesis
~Step 5~
• Experiments for falsification or refutation
• HypothesisTheoryLaws (general
statement)
• Deductive Reasoning general statement
 facts
Why people accepted ?
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Scientific Revolution
New methods (EX: scientific method)
Printing press
1492 Christopher Columbus’s sailing
~References~
• "Baconian Method." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 13 Dec.
2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baconian_method>.
• "The Baconian Method of Science." The Baconian Method of Science.
Creation Moments. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.creationmoments.com/content/baconian-method-science>
• "UNIT 12 - THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION." Mrgrayhistory -. Mrgrayhistory,
11 Aug. 2011. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.
<https://mrgrayhistory.wikispaces.com/UNIT+12++THE+SCIENTIFIC+REVOLUTION>
• Philosophy of Science and the Scientific Method. The Saylor Foundation.
Web. 13 Dec. 2015. <http://www.saylor.org/site/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/HIST201-8.2.1-Philosophy_of_ScienceFINAL1.pdf>.
~Image References~
• http://mrkash.com/activities/scientificrev.html (chart)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus(Christopher
Columbus)
• http://www.mosesavalon.com/current-post/printing-press/ (printing press)
• http://www.digopaul.com/tw/english-word/many.html (many)
• https://wallpaperscraft.com/download/easter_holiday_eggs_many_desig
ns_range_35976/2560x1440 (many)
• http://www.slideshare.net/RMIA_events/ethics-in-decision-making-andrisk-taking (Idols of mind)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novum_Organum (Novum Organum)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Advancement_of_Learning
(Advancement of Learning)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle (Aristotle)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon (Francis Bacon)
~The End~