Philosopher Francis Bacon published his 'Novum Organum' in London, England, as part of his unfinished encyclopedic project, the 'Instauratio Magna' (The Great Instantiation). Bacon proposed a revolutionary system for classifying all human knowledge based on the three faculties of the mind: Memory (History), Imagination (Poetry), and Reason (Philosophy). This epistemological realignment rejected blind adherence to scholastic tradition, laying down the structural foundation for the modern scientific method.

Bacon's classification of 'Imagination' as a distinct, vital category of knowledge elevated the cultural status of poetry. His empirical philosophies directly inspired the founding of the Royal Society and influenced Restoration poets like John Dryden, who began championing a clear, logic-driven poetic diction.