Morton's fork
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A Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Its name refers to the rationalising of a benevolence by the 15th century English prelate Jo
John Morton, the namesake of Morton's fork
Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natur
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, 1617
A young Francis Bacon depicted in a National Portrait Gallery painting; the inscription around Bacon's head reads: Si tabula daretur digna animum mallem, Latin for "If one could but paint his mind".
The Italianate entry to York House, built around 1626 in Strand, the year of Bacon's death
Bacon's statue at Gray's Inn in London's South Square