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Francis Bacon critiques the limitations of both dogmatic philosophy and extreme skepticism in their approaches to understanding nature. He proposes a new method that prioritizes sensory perception and establishes a structured, certain path for the mind to follow.

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APHORISMS—BOOK II ON THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE, OR THE REIGN OF MAN

    1. Ignited meteors.
    1. Burning lightning.
    1. Eruptions of flames from the cavities of mountains, etc.
    1. Flame of every kind.
    1. Ignited solids.
    1. Natural warm baths.
    1. Warm or heated liquids.
    1. Warm vapors and smoke; and the air itself, which admits a most powerful and violent heat if confined, as in reverberating furnaces.
    1. Damp hot weather, arising from the constitution of the air, without any reference to the time of the year.
    1. Confined and subterraneous air in some caverns, particularly in winter.
    1. All shaggy substances, as wool, the skins of animals, and the plumage of birds, contain some heat.
    1. All bodies, both solid and liquid, dense and rare (as the air itself), placed near fire for any time.
    1. Sparks arising from the violent percussion of flint and steel.
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