Bacon grounded his entire philosophical project in achieving practical mastery over nature

Evidence

The whole basis of his philosophy was practical: to give mankind mastery over the forces of nature by means of scientific discoveries and inventions. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1994

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1994
• XREF: connects to: Bacon welded natural magic, mining, and patriarchy into an ethic of nature exploitation. — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 656; Bacon’s program framed nature as a slave to be bound and constrained by science. — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 670; Bacon classified nature as free, erring, or bound, justifying constraint of wayward matter — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology,…, 677 (+3 more)