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[critical thinking] Of Studies - Francis Bacon, 1625
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*Francis Bacon's timeless 1625 essay "Of Studies"
* insights on critical thinking, effective learning remain highly relevant
* championed idea that knowledge should be grounded in observation, experimentation & inductive reasoning
* in this short essay Bacon shares valuable tips on how to think better and learn more effectively. 

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#francisbacon #art

The inspiration for the head of Innocent X comes from a still from ‘Battleship Potemkin’ (1925), a silent black and white film by #SergeiEisenstein. The image depicts the panic of a wounded nurse whose smashed pince-nez spectacles are splayed across her blood stained face. This fearful image held a fascination for Bacon who always kept a copy of it in his studio. It encapsulates his philosophy, ‘Painting is the pattern of one's own nervous system being projected on canvas’.

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Well, the "mom" made it sound like as if reading books, i.e. the consumption of ideas (real learning requires additional steps), were a cool and mighty weapon, as to incentivize the kid.

Sir #FrancisBacon seems to have coined this phrase for modern times:

"Knowledge is power.—Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est."

I agree that #knowledge in the form of know-how of natural #sciences can also create #weapons.

I do *not* agree with US fantasy author...

Some #books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some #books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled #books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. #ofstudies #FrancisBacon

#January 22, 1561
#OTD #FrancisBacon, English #Philosopher & statesman, is born.

He wrote "Of Gardens" - a splendid essay w/ many #Gardening quotables:

"The breath of #Flowers is far sweeter in the air...

There ought to be #Gardens for all the months of the year."

He also wrote,

"A man's #Nature runs either to #Herbs or #Weeds."

In 1606, Francis created the #Garden #Walk at Gray's Inn. The idea was to walk among the #Violets, #Primroses, #Cherry #Trees, & #Birch. People loved it.