...seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men. . . . But as both heaven and earth do conspire and contribute to the use and benefit of man; so the end" (of knowledge) " ought to be ... to separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is empty...

...meaning, as was spoken of Socrates, to call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth ; that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to...heaven and earth do conspire and contribute to the use rand benefit of man, so the end ought to be, from both philosophies to separate and reject vain speculations...

...natural philosophy behind, and apply knowledge only to morality and policy: but as both heaven and earth contribute to the use and benefit of man, so the end...from both philosophies, to separate and reject vain and empty speculations, and preserve and increase all that is solid and fruitful. We have now laid...

...natural philosophy behind, and apply knowledge only to morality and policy : but as both heaven and earth contribute to the use and benefit of man, so the end...from both philosophies, to separate and reject vain and empty speculations, and preserve and increase all that is solid and fruitful We have now laid open...

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...and earth do conspire and contribute to the use and benefit of man, so the end ought to be, from 15 both philosophies to separate and reject vain speculations...solid and fruitful ; that knowledge^ may not be as a courtesan, for pleasure and vanity only, \ or as a bond-woman, to acquire and gain to her master's...

...meaning, as was spoken of Socrates, to » call philosophy down from heaven to converse upon the earth : that is, to leave natural philosophy aside, and to...and earth do conspire and contribute to the use and tienefit of man, so the end ought to be, from 15 both philosophies to separate and reject vain speculations...

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...thrown before Atalanta, which while she goeth aside and stoppeth to take up, the race is hindered. But as both heaven and earth do conspire and contribute...the use and benefit of man, so the end ought to be for both natural and moral philosophies, to separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is...

...conspire and contribute to the use and benefit of man, so the end ought to be for both natural and moral philosophies, to separate and reject vain speculations,...whatsoever is empty and void, and to preserve and augment whatever is solid and fruitful." 1 2. The Aim of Philosophy. — For Bacon, then, philosophy, in opposition...