VIEWPOINTS COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

1. What did Peter the Great hope to accomplish by hiring Leibniz? What did Leibniz believe was necessary to achieve Peter’s goals? What might Bacon have suggested if he had been in a position to advise Peter?
2. Compare the visions of science articulated in these documents with the understanding of science that prevails today. What similarities and differences do you note? Would you describe either Bacon or Leibniz as “scientists”? Why or why not?