Bacon was an essayist and philosopher in the English Renaissance. British materialist philosopher, founder of experimental science, founder of modern induction and pioneer of logical organization of scientific research procedures. His major works include New Tools, On the Progress of Science and The Great Rejuvenation of Learning.

Bacon inherited the tradition of ancient materialism, admitted that nature is matter, and thought that the smallest unit that constitutes everything is the real molecule, that is, the simple essence of things, which is limited and unchangeable.

Different things are made up of different arrangements. Movement is the most important inherent characteristic of matter, which is regular and changeable. He called it the law of the movement of things and the prescribed form of behavior. The task of science is to discover forms, so as to gain freedom of action in order to conquer nature. Put forward the slogan "knowledge is power".

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Compared with philosophers like Kant, Hegel and Heidegger, few people like Bacon's philosophy, and Bacon's position in the history of philosophy seems insignificant.

However, in the historical evolution of western practical philosophy, Francis Bacon and Galileo played an important turning point. They jointly created the anti-Aristotle tradition of technical practice, which had an important influence on the whole western practice view.