Francis
Bacon. (1561–1626). Essays, Civil and Moral.
The
Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Of Great Place
Critical
Analysis Of Francis Bacon Philosophy Essay
Bacon was a really wise man. His
"Essays" is a treasure of world philosophy. They teach us those
permanent moral principles which everyone must know obligatory. The essay
"Of Great Places" consists of variety of moral maxims yet in this
essay he also teaches worldly success. "All rising to great place is by a
winding stair; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man's self whilst
he is rising and to behave himself when he is placed" (Bacon). It is
clearly a utilitarian advice and it for sure contains "a compromise between
morality and worldly success" (Archer). Even when Bacon convinces the
person not badly to say about its predecessor, not because of high ethics, but
because of the fact that the person does not follow council would suffer with
unpleasant consequences.
In his essay "Of Great place" he
discusses how a great position influences person's life and points on it. Bacon
argues that such people hardly may be happy because "they are the first
that find their own grieves, though they are the last that find their own
faults" (Bacon). Indeed, great persons may seem happy but not be happy
really. Philosopher is right; they should care about other and not think about
themselves. Great post allow not only to make goodness, but also evil.
Everything here depends on the person. Only readiness for making goodness is
the major
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
justification for love of power. "Merit
and good works, is the end of man's motion; and conscience of the same is the
accomplishment of man's rest" - stress Bacon and we cannot disagree with
him. We have to learn on other's mistakes in order to avoid our: Â "Reduce
things to the first institution, and observe wherein, and how, they have
degenerate; but yet ask counsel of both times; of the ancient time, what is
best; and of the latter time, what is fittest" (Bacon). In his essay Bacon
gives us some helpful advises that do not lose its currency till today. Indeed,
changes are not so good indicator and philosopher is right: changeable people
are suspicious. So, every change should be explained together with the reasons
that caused it. The author also teaches: "In the discharge of thy place,
set before thee the best examples; for imitation is a globe of precepts"
and it is truly important thought. To my mind, it is very current as
well. A lot of people got used to create idols and these examples not always
the best ones. Very often it is the worst examples but people imitate them
because it is fashionably, in tune with the times and everyone follows it.
However, it is a big mistake. Only the best examples from the past are able to
teach us how to act nowadays. We should learn according to those experiences.
Bacon fairly stress that we should learn negative things from other experiences
not in order to glorify ourselves and to reproach them, but to learn from those
mistakes. I think it is also very significant point – to "think it more honor, to
direct in chief, than to be busy in all" (Bacon). Very often people of
great post try to control everything forgetting about their main task and main
goals. Power makes them blind. They aspire to rule everything. It is not that
should it be like. If to keep one topic from this wise essay, so perhaps I
would like to discuss this one: "… great persons had need to borrow
other men's opinions, to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own
feeling, they cannot find it" (Bacon). Well, I agree with this Bacon's
statement. Great people really devote themselves to others. They must care
about all and everyone separately (if it is about some President, for
instance). At last, it is truly hard. Indeed! However, such devotion to people
and their occupation may turn into happiness. Why not? Imagine: you rule the
country and feel responsibility for each single person. Yes, it is a great
response, but there are a lot of examples from history when such great people
were really happy with their posts. If you really love your work and what you
do, so this makes you feel like "you are at your place". Despite of
all difficulties, you will be strong enough to overcome everything if you like
your position. And it is understandable. Well, of course, you may be unhappy
being at the great place, but only in a case when you are indifferent to other
people and events, if you do not feel it is "yours". And Bacon is
right: on order to feel them happy great people should know other's opinions.
It is understandable because they work for others and we may even say - live
for others. It is responsibility. Only when you feel that you are heard and
understood by others, that they appreciate you and follow you, so then you may
feel happy. If you will be alone and work for no one being at the great place,
so this work will does not have any results, except of negative. You should
feel support and comprehension, understanding and gratitude. You must see that
all you do is right and not in vain. Have you ever noticed that politics are
really successful only when they are appreciated by people? And it is not only
about voting, but during it, of course, as well. If people value their power,
other ones will appreciate it too. It is simple, by the way: an effect of
situation: if you are loved by someone, especially, by many people, very often
others pay a lot of attention to you. Why? Because they see that you affect
people somehow, they find something in you, like you for something…
Consequently, you are bright, interesting, and sociable and you know how to
treat people. And it is very important thing. Love of majority is an indicator.
Of course, such leaders will feel themselves happy: they may be sure that
approximately all their deeds are right and helpful. Well, perhaps, you may
disagree and say that sometimes even bad politics and leaders in general may be
happy but indifferent to their people or workers. It is an opinion that has a
right to exist, but ask yourself: is it real happiness when you know and feel
that others cannot stand you? Is it happiness to realize that all your actions
they consider as needless, empty, senseless, harmful, insincere, wrong, awful
and so on and so for? To my mind, in this case you cannot feel yourself happy
anyway.
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