1. "Reading history makes you wise", this is a famous saying of the 17th century British philosopher Francis Bacon.

2. It means that when reading history, one must read the truth of history, understand the laws of historical development, and then participate in history rationally.

3. Bacon was an English Renaissance essayist and philosopher.

4. A British materialist philosopher, the founder of experimental science, the founder of modern induction, and a pioneer in logically organizing scientific research procedures.

5. His major works include "New Tools", "On the Enhancement of Science" and "The Great Revival of Academics".

6. Marx and Engels called Bacon "the first founder of British materialism."

7. Is "the true ancestor of the entire experimental science", which is a scientific summary of the characteristics of Bacon's philosophy.