Francis Bacon
1561–1626
“Knowledge is power. Idol of the tribe, cave, marketplace, theater. The inductive method.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TETrust in Experience10 / 10
- WPWill to Power8 / 10
- POPractical Orientation8 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Otto NeurathFORGE
Rebuilding the ship at sea — no philosophy outside ongoing science.
- Moritz SchlickFORGE
Vienna Circle — verification as the criterion of meaning.
- Henry SidgwickFORGE
Methods of Ethics — utilitarianism, egoism, intuitionism scrupulously compared.
- LockeFORGE
Mind is a blank slate. Government rests on consent. Property comes from labor.
- A.J. AyerFORGE
Language, Truth and Logic — ethics is the expression of feeling.
- Rudolf CarnapCARTOGRAPHER
Logical syntax of language; the principle of tolerance.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Francis Bacon's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Francis Bacon or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREFrancis Bacon vs Otto NeurathOn Mull's map Otto Neurath sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶