Francis Bacon believed that________
A. the study of nature began with the articulation of general principles
B. knowledge of nature should be used to improve the human condition
C. knowledge of nature was primarily useful for what it told us about the divine
D. the best era of human history lay in antiquity
Answer: B
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A. sending military supplies to the British. B. trading badly needed warships for leases on British naval bases. C. convoying ships across the Atlantic to help the British survive. D. passing on military intelligence to the British. E. sending an elite air unit to help defend London.
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A) logical thinking and resultant scientific research B) the love of knowledge for its practical purposes C) scientific research into the human mind D) questioning of authority E) natural examination of all aspects of knowledge
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false