1. French philosopher2. Author of – Discourse on Method 16373. His philosophy stressed the separation of

mind and matter = Cartesian Dualism4. Man can use reason/mathematical

thinking to understand the world5. Truth is found only through

reason/rationalism/ mathematical thought

“I THINK, THEREFORE I AM.”

FRANCIS BACON

1. English lawyer, govt official, philosopher

2. Rejected the ideas of Copernicus and Kepler

3. Can only know natural world through inductive reasoning

4. Inductive Reasoning -> from the particular to the general -> study a bunch of particular leaves to be able to make general statements about leaves

5. Inductive reason is based on empiricism

Empiricism = knowledge comes from observation and experience

This is the foundation of the scientific/experimental method