The influential and revolutionary philosopher explores the nature of art by examining the work of one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century.

Book 1: The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral by Francis Bacon Explore the depths of human nature and society with Bacon's seminal collection of essays.

Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn from the edition of 1625.

In Novum Organum, Bacon details a new system of logic he believes to be superior to the old ways of syllogism. This is now known as the Baconian method.Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannicas Great Books of the Western World set.