A philosophical school or movement based on Francis Bacon's ideas, particularly emphasizing empirical observation and the scientific method over pure speculation.
From 'Baconian' + the suffix '-ism' (from Greek -ismos), creating an abstract noun for the doctrine or system of beliefs, developed during the 17th-18th centuries as Bacon's ideas influenced intellectual thought.
Baconianism was so revolutionary that it basically invented the scientific method as we know it—the idea that you shouldn't just accept what ancient authorities said but should actually test things yourself fundamentally changed human civilization.
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