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Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of
Study
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Term Paper
British
Literature
Thesis
：
A
Brief Analysis of Bacon
’
s
Of Study
College
：
The
College of the Foreign Languages
Major
：
English
Name
：
Bao Junxiao
Class Number:
0611
Lecturer
：
Jiang Yujiao
Time
：
2015-01
Scores:
1
Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of
Study
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Contents
Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. Background
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3. Current
situation of study in the UK......................
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4. Structure of
Of Studies
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4.1
The functions of study ...........................
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4.2 The methods
of study
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4.2.1
Experience .......................................
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4.2.2
Application/obersavation .........................
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4.2.3 Attitudes
towards different books
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4.2.4 Studies
without reading ..................................
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4.2.5 Selaction of books
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4.3 The benefits of reading ...........
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Conclusion .......................................
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Work Cited
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Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of
Study
错误！未指定书签。
Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of Study
Bao Junxiao
Abstract
:
Of
studies
is
a
prose
written
by
Francis
Bacon
400
years
ago
to
explore
studies bacon wrote 400 years. It is
also a well-known masterpiece which is famous
for
its
directness,
terseness
and
forcefulness.
Its
focus
rests
on
the
importance
of
studying knowledge in
terms of its practical application towards the
individual. This
paper aims to make an
analysis of this masterpiece from structure and
topic.
Key words
: study,
knowledge
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Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of
Study
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1.
Introduction
One can not extend the
length of his life, no matter how rich he is, no
matter how
strong he is.
However, the width
and
thickness
of life can be unlimitedly
expanded
and
extended.
The
best
way
to
realize
it
is
to
study.
So
how
to
gain
eternal
life
in
learning has been a hot topic which we
must face.
that Francis
Bacon(1561-1626) is
a
celebrated politician, philosopher and
master of
language
in
Great
Britain.
He
devoted
his
latter
half
life
to
creative
writing.
Marx
called him
He
put
forward
some
advanced
ideas
in
many
areas
such
as
logic,
aesthetics,
pedagogy and so
on.
Bacon’
s
Essays
is
an
epoch-making
masterpiece
in
the
world
which
affected
a
gReat number of people. It is equipped
with all kinds of literary features of that time,
such as tropes of rhetoric, sagacious
thoughts, meaningful fun, particularly famous for
its brevity, compactness and
powerfulness.
Of studies
is one
important part of Bacon’s Essays. It is an
ever
-lasting monument
in
English literature history, beginning with the
functions of study and analysing its
u
nusual
significance
for
human’s
life.
In
addition,
it
tells
the
truth
that
defferent
methods
of
reading
lead
to
different
consequence
and
at
the
same
time
different
attitudes people
hold towards reading have a great influence on the
effect of learning.
2.
Background
Bacon is one of
the founders of modern materialism philosophy who
established
British philosophy of
experience. He started the modern experimental
philosophy and
is
regarded
as
the
true
ancestor
of
modern
experimental
science.
His
theory
“
knowledge
is
power
”
not
only
influenced
the
society
at
that
time
but
also
has
realistic
and important meaning in the social development
after four hundred years.
The
enlightenment occurred in the middle of the
17
th
century and the
18
th
century
in
Europe and the United States. It was an
ideological and cultural movement which
mainly
fought
against
the
feudal
and
the
church.
Because
of
the
unique
political
tradition,
rational religious reform, the Puritan movement,
advanced science and early
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Brief Analysis of
Bacon
’
s
Of
Study
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bourgeois revolution, the UK become the
birthplace of the Enlightenment in Europe.
Deeply
influenced
by
the
scientific
revolution,
the
British
Enlightenment
was
equipped with not only
the reason and faith in progress existing in the
enlightenment
thoughts of the whole
Europe and the United States, but also
characteristics of its own
ideas.
The
enlightenment
changed
people
’s
way
of
thinking
and
attached
great
importance
to
the
scientific
researches
on
observation
and
experiment
methods.
It
formed
the
unique
way
of
thinking:
empirical
rationalism.
Francis
Bacon
was
the
embracer
of
this
kind
of
principle.
Knowledge
was
the
core
of
enlightenment
and
revolution.
It
produced
new
ideas,
advanced
science,
furthered
social
progress
and
speeded
up
all-round
development.
Bacon
wrote
of
studies
to
announce
the
most
significant way to gain knowledge----
Study.
3. Current situation
of study in the UK
British
people
are
known
as
reader
in
Europe
According
to
UNESCO
statistics about publications,
Britain's newly published books in 2005 were more
than
200 thousand, while America's 170
thousand and China's over 130 thousand. This also
confirms
that
the
British
people
love
reading
and
have
good
reading
habits
from
another side.
So
how
good
habits
are
formed?
Some
people
think
that
it
relates
to
their
aristocratic features
and the humanistic feelings, but more importantly,
it results from
people’s
identification
with the view of Bacon:
studies serve for delight, for ornament,
and for ability.
Reading
culture is fostered from childhood. Generally,
British children begin to
read
from
preschool.
Parents
will
take
their
children
to
bookstores
and
encourage
them
to
pick
books
they
like.
Even
when
a
family
goes
out
by
train
or
by
plane,
parents
and
children
can
be
seen
holding
books.
British
primary
and
secondary
schools also
advocate their students to cultivate good habit of
reading at a young age.
On
“
world reading day
schools.
These
activities
are
not
only
to
improve
the
skills
of
reading,
but
also
to
provide children with a
place of communication.
Finally it is
worth mentioning that the maintenance and policy
of society support
the
strong
reading
atmosphere.
There
are
strict
rules
to
protect
the
copyright
of
publications in Britain. And several
libraries are setting up for people to learn. Of
the
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