FAQ About Roger Bacon
What was the 'Opus Majus' and why is it significant?
The 'Opus Majus' is Roger Bacon's most comprehensive and ambitious work. Written at the request of Pope Clement IV, it is a vast encyclopedia that addresses what Bacon saw as the four great 'hindrances' to knowledge: reliance on bad authority, reliance on habit, popular prejudice, and the concealment of one's own ignorance with unacceptable rhetoric. It is significant because it articulates Bacon's philosophical and scientific views, emphasizing his commitment to empirical research.
