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Francis Bacon's 'The Advancement of Learning, ' which introduced the scientific method during the Scientific Revolution, had a profound impact on empirical philosophy. Bacon's text is addressed to King James. He begins by praising the king for his appreciation of knowledge. Then, he outlines his own treatise on the 'excellency of learning and knowledge'. Bacon contradicts King Solomon, who argued that knowledge only increases anxiety, since it reveals to man his ignorance. Bacon reveals the error of this opinion by explaining the difference between pure and proud knowledge. Proud knowledge is the kind of knowledge that caused man's fall from grace. Proud knowledge leads to Atheism, according to Bacon. Pure knowledge, by contrast, is the kind of knowledge about the natural world that benefits man. Pure knowledge is inspired by wonder, a sense of awe in the vast mysteries of the universe. Pure learning inspires man to perpetually endeavor to understand the word of God, while also protecting him against conceit and sloth

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