Francis Bacon On Studies In The Renaissance Period

About Studies “Studies serve for ability,” mentioned Francis Bacon. In the midst of overflowing school works, application of studies is ironically often missed. Respecting Bacon’s idea, I used both “Of Studies” and “On Studies” to question my course of studies and to interpret the history of the world on more various perspectives. In his essay “Of Studies”, Francis Bacon praised the well-rounded men more than the experts by saying “For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshaling of affairs, come best from those that are learned.” The notion is agreeable to certain degrees for this essay was written in the year 1625 which is generally classified as the Renaissance era. During this period, the ideal type of human being was to be able in various fields. The most suitable example is Leonardo da Vinci who had aptitudes in several fields such as science, art, mathematics, and architecture. However, this trend does not continue in the modern world where specialization is highly needed and encouraged. Nowadays, it is frequently observed where people work on specific areas and be professionals. According to these contradicting situations, I learnt that thoughts of human beings change every epoch and that something that was once good might not be at the other time. This indicates that it is necessary to have an insightful view to study the flow of the world based on the history of thoughts. There was a