Francis Bacon, Natural Philosophy, and the Cultivation of the Mind. Harrison, P. Perspectives on Science, 20(2):139--158, 2012.
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This paper suggests that Bacon offers an Augustinian (rather than a purely Stoic) model of the "culture of the mind." He applies this conception to natural philosophy in an original way, and his novel application is informed by two related theological concerns. First, the Fall narrative provides a connection between the cultivation of the mind and the cultivation of the earth, both of which are seen as restorative of an original condition. Second, the fruit of the cultivation of the mind is the virtue of charity, which is understood not only as curing the mind of the individual, but as contributing to human welfare and ameliorating some of the material losses that resulted from the Fall.
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  title = {Francis {Bacon}, {Natural} {Philosophy}, and the {Cultivation} of the {Mind}},
  volume = {20},
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  abstract = {This paper suggests that Bacon offers an Augustinian (rather than a purely Stoic) model of the "culture of the mind." He applies this conception to natural philosophy in an original way, and his novel application is informed by two related theological concerns. First, the Fall narrative provides a connection between the cultivation of the mind and the cultivation of the earth, both of which are seen as restorative of an original condition. Second, the fruit of the cultivation of the mind is the virtue of charity, which is understood not only as curing the mind of the individual, but as contributing to human welfare and ameliorating some of the material losses that resulted from the Fall.},
  number = {2},
  urldate = {2015-09-26TZ},
  journal = {Perspectives on Science},
  author = {Harrison, Peter},
  year = {2012},
  keywords = {AUGUSTINE, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430, BACON, Francis, 1561-1626, ENGLISH philosophy -- 16th century, ENGLISH philosophy -- 17th century, HISTORY of doctrines, INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.), ORIGINAL sin, PHILOSOPHY \& science, RELIGION \& science -- History, STOICS, THEOLOGY -- Early works to 1800, WESTERN civilization -- Classical influences},
  pages = {139--158}
}

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