Francis Bacon: We are wont to call that human reasoning which we apply to Nature the anticipation of Nature (as being rash and prematur

We are wont to call that human reasoning which we apply to Nature the anticipati — Francis Bacon

We are wont to call that human reasoning which we apply to Nature the anticipation of Nature (as being rash and premature) and that which is properly deduced from things the interpretation of Nature .

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