I have become interested in the ways early C20 scientists refer to Bacon and Baconianism -- particularly by the fact that they do so pretty often (and pretty enthusiastically). A quick search of Archive.org seems to show quite a lot of new editions of Bacon's works in the first couple of decades of the century, and I find textbook authors refer to him as the best guide to scientific method. This is only peripheral to my research, but I'm wondering whether this suggests a revival of interest (especially in the USA), or the continuation of what seems to have been a fairly widespread C19 enthusiasm?
However, the only secondary sources that deal with the reception and influence of that I've found focus on the 17th-19th centuries.
Does anyone know of work on Bacon's C20 reception and reputation (and, just to be clear, I have a historian's interest, not a philosopher’s, so I'm really not looking for material on whether or not induction works).
Thanks in advance, Jim
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