Montuschi, Eleonora (2012) Ordering knowledge by methodical doubt: Francis Bacon's constructive scepticism. Order: God's, Man's and Nature's: Discussion Paper. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Methodical doubt is usually associated with Descartes. However, it is with Francis Bacon that its function and scope are first recognized – as a preliminary stage in the attainment of knowledge, and as an epistemological tool (a rule) for achieving true knowledge. In this paper, I follow the various steps of construction and use of Baconian doubt as it appears in the first book of the New Organon. I will argue that Bacon - in distancing himself from traditional scepticism – will come to conceive methodical doubt not only as a procedure for renovating knowledge, but more specifically as a prescriptive condition for identifying what 'mind' is required to pursue the aim of renovating knowledge.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/CPNSS/research/concludedResea... |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author |
| Divisions: | CPNSS |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BC Logic |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2014 10:00 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 23:28 |
| Projects: | CPNSS Order Project |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60102 |
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