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1. Francis Bacon

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   Bacon's political career ended abruptly when he was charged with and pleaded guilty to charges of bribery in 1621, resulting in his removal from the Lord Chancellorship and a brief imprisonment in the Tower of London. Despite this downfall, his reputation as a philosopher only grew after his death.
   His influence on the Royal Society of London is often cited as direct, as the society embodied his ideals of collaborative, empirical investigation. Some modern commentators suggest that Bacon believed true philosophical understanding could only be achieved …