The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
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Questions of truth, ambition, friendship and public duty give Francis Bacon occasions for short, concentrated arguments. His essays move between private conduct and the management of states, drawing on scripture, ancient writers and examples from political life. The opening discussion considers why people welcome falsehood and what honest dealing means in everyday business. An essay on death examines fear through familiar comparisons and accounts of how rulers met their final moments.
The range extends to studies, gardens, education, expense and negotiation. In the passage on national strength, Bacon links military power to taxation, landholding and the condition of ordinary people. Readers interested in early modern thought can follow a writer who treats moral judgment and practical policy as closely connected concerns. His compact comparisons and pointed conclusions also offer material for examining how a brief prose argument works.
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- Author
- Francis Bacon
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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