Œuvres de Bacon: Première série : De la Dignité et de l'Accroissement des Sciences. Deuxième série : Nouvel Organum, Essais de morale et de politique, De la sagesse des anciens.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and scientist, considered the father of empiricism and the modern scientific method. His work profoundly influenced the development of Western science by advocating observation, experimentation, and induction. This edition of Bacon's Works, with a revised translation and an introduction by M. F. Riaux (Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Rennes), is available in English.