First principles vs Novum organum: Which Should You Read?

First principles Herbert Spencer · 1860 ★★★★☆ 3.7 550 pages · ≈ 10 h 11 m · Demanding

Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as…

Novum organum Francis Bacon · 1620 ★★★★☆ 3.7 290 pages · ≈ 5 h 22 m · Demanding

"When The New Organon appeared in 1620, as part of a six-part programme of scientific inquiry entitled 'The Great Renewal of Learning', Francis Bacon was at the high point of his political career, and his ambitious work…