Of Studies
100
Clue: Bacon says studies serve for delight, ornament, and this practical purpose.
Response: What is ability?
According to Bacon, studies are most useful for delight during this time.
Response: What is privacy and retirement?
Clue: Bacon warns that spending too much time in studies is this.
Response: What is sloth (laziness)?
Bacon believes studies should not be used merely to contradict and confute others but to do this.
Response: What is to weigh and consider ideas?
his central idea summarizes Bacon's view that knowledge should be applied in real life.
Response: What is the practical use of learning?