Rejecting both the unempirical tradition of scholasticism and the Renaissance quest to recover and preserve ancient wisdom, Bacon sought a blend of sensory data and reasoned theory.

• 培根反对士林哲学的非经验传统，也反对文艺复兴时期对恢复与保存古老智慧的追寻。他所寻求的，是感官事实与理性论述的混合体。