Why bacon is a villain?

Many people know Bacon through the phrase "knowledge is power". With reverence for the giant of knowledge, and following the footsteps of interest, we can also know that Bacon is English (156 1 ~ 1626). He studied law at the famous Trinity College of Cambridge University from 12 to 16, and then entered the political arena, rising step by step and reaching the official rank.

However, the resume of such an official is far from making Bacon a great figure in glorious history. He won a permanent historical reputation because of his philosophical works and the scientific ideas conveyed by these works. Bacon expounded his views and theories on politics, philosophy, science and life with "excellent observation and excellent writing style" in a series of works such as Essays, New Tools and New Island. He emphasized the importance of scientific experiments, advocated the adoption of empirical scientific methodology, and put forward that "science and technology are the greatest interests of all human interests", which is promoting the progress of human history. Bacon's above thoughts have had a very important influence on the formation and development of modern natural science. Mack hart said, "When the encyclopedia was compiled during the French Enlightenment, its main contributors all admitted that Bacon inspired their work." On this basis, Mack hart listed Bacon as the 90th in the list of 100 celebrities who influenced the course of human history.

As a historical figure, Bacon left beautiful words and brilliant thoughts to future generations, but also left a bunch of stains on his character. According to historical records, Bacon was a man obsessed with power. In order to pursue power, he tried his best to flatter the king and powerful people, made first-class flattery with his literary talent, and achieved a smooth life in officialdom. Bacon linked marriage with wealth and fixed his eyes on rich widows and rich girls, so that he didn't marry a sheriff's daughter until he was 45 years old. Bacon often borrowed money, but never paid it back, and was once arrested for it. During his tenure as Chief Justice, Bacon demanded bribes and staged a series of ugly dramas in which the plaintiff ate the defendant. Bacon's biggest stain is that he created a tragedy for his political benefactor. The Earl of Essex once helped Bacon politically, and was later informed by Bacon and executed for opposing the king.

It is hard to imagine how a tireless truth seeker, a gifted thinker and a wise man who knows the true meaning of life can be associated with a greedy, speculative and despicable villain, and how these strange phenomena can be so amazingly concentrated on one person. If we analyze the causes of Bacon's double personality, we may find some answers from zoology. In the animal kingdom, animals can be divided into social animals and solitary animals according to their lifestyles; In social animals, the behavior of each individual should strictly abide by the habits and rules observed by the group. Only in this way, the group can guarantee the individual to get food, safety and even dignity to the maximum extent; Solitary animals, on the other hand, do not need to consider the feelings of other similar animals, and hunt, jump and run entirely on their own interests, tastes and abilities. Similarly, Bacon has long been involved in the power field of deception and shameless. Like a gregarious animal, he naturally has to learn, imitate and abide by the rules of this group and strive to be a qualified person who meets the requirements of this group. As a result, he did it. When he returned home from his official activities and changed from a gregarious animal to a solitary animal, he completely got rid of the shackles of the group, let his thoughts fly all over the sky, and enjoyed the mysteries of nature and the pleasure of exploring the truth. He also succeeded. Perhaps at first Bacon was active and sober in the role transformation between public and private, day and night, but with the passage of time, the role he played may develop into a solidified personality, and finally left a dark shadow of a despicable person behind the glorious image of a great man.