Bacoʹnian Philosophy.
A system of philosophy based on principles laid down by Francis Bacon, Lord Ver’ulam, in the 2nd book of his Novum Or’ganum. It is also called inductive philosophy.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.