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Thomas Hobbes' relationship with Francis Bacon - an introduction1

Thomas Hobbes' relationship with Francis Bacon - an introduction1 41 Thomas Hobbes' relationship with Francis Bacon - an introduction1 ROBIN BUNCE Hobbes' work as Bacon's amanuensis is well documented.' According to John Aubrey, Hobbes took notes for Bacon, translated his Essays, and spent time con- versing with him.' This account is supported by the testimony of Samuel Sorbiere and Franqois du Verdus,4 and is usually taken to refer to the period in the 1620s, after Bacon's fall, during which Bacon completed the larger part of ' I owe many thanks to Simon Schaffer, Scott Mandelbrote, Alan Cromartie, Hannah Dawson, Brandon High, and Sami-Juhani Savonius, of Cambridge University, Elena Sanders of Kent University and Katherine Butler Brown of SOAS for commenting on early drafts of this paper. Vittoria Feola of Cambridge University and Eric Marquer of the Sorbonne also did me the great kindness of explaining the French of Samuel Sorbiere and Franyois du Verdus. I must also thank Alex Lindsey and Peter Fischer for preparing the Latin translations that appear in this paper. Finally, I am indebted to Quentin Skinner for his 1997 seminar series on Hobbes' Leviathan, and for pointing me in the direction of Noel Malcolm's De Dominis at an early stage in my research. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hobbes Studies Brill

Thomas Hobbes' relationship with Francis Bacon - an introduction1

Bunce, Robin
Hobbes Studies , Volume 16 (1): 41 – Jan 1, 2003
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41 Thomas Hobbes' relationship with Francis Bacon - an introduction1 ROBIN BUNCE Hobbes' work as Bacon's amanuensis is well documented.' According to John Aubrey, Hobbes took notes for Bacon, translated his Essays, and spent time con- versing with him.' This account is supported by the testimony of Samuel Sorbiere and Franqois du Verdus,4 and is usually taken to refer to the period in the 1620s, after Bacon's fall, during which Bacon completed the larger part of ' I owe many thanks to Simon Schaffer, Scott Mandelbrote, Alan Cromartie, Hannah Dawson, Brandon High, and Sami-Juhani Savonius, of Cambridge University, Elena Sanders of Kent University and Katherine Butler Brown of SOAS for commenting on early drafts of this paper. Vittoria Feola of Cambridge University and Eric Marquer of the Sorbonne also did me the great kindness of explaining the French of Samuel Sorbiere and Franyois du Verdus. I must also thank Alex Lindsey and Peter Fischer for preparing the Latin translations that appear in this paper. Finally, I am indebted to Quentin Skinner for his 1997 seminar series on Hobbes' Leviathan, and for pointing me in the direction of Noel Malcolm's De Dominis at an early stage in my research.

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