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The Influence Of Machiavelli On Francis Bacon: A Critical Examination, Blanche E. Ferguson
The Influence Of Machiavelli On Francis Bacon: A Critical Examination, Blanche E. Ferguson
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The association of the name of Francis Bacon with that of Niccolo Machiavelli is no novelty to the modern reader. But in most instances this association is brief and fleeting, possessed of a will-o'-the-wisp character that is at once unsatisfying and challenging. The natural conclusion to which one is tempted to leap is that Bacon, since he is the more recent in point of time, was influenced by the great Florentine in matters of philosophy and style. A second possibility is that both men were influenced by similar conditions of political and cultural backgrounds. A still further consideration lies in …