Novum Organum
The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon. The title translates into the new organ or instrument. This is a reference to Aristotle's work "The Organon" which was his treatise on logic and syllogism. In the Novum Organum, Bacon details a new system of logic he believes to be superior to the old ways of syllogism. For Bacon, finding the essence of a thing was a simple process of reduction. One must list all the things which cause the object in question, and then dismiss each one as the primary cause untill only one was left.
External links
- Novum Organum (in Latin)
- New Organon (1863 English translation)