Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities

6 Degrees of Francis Bacon

A delightfully serious map of how modern philosophy keeps wandering back to Bacon. Every route is historically grounded, every node can reach the root in six steps or fewer, and every card is here to whisper, politely, that ideas have family drama.

Quick Find

Find a philosopher

Type a name and the atlas will select, expand, and center the best match automatically.

Francis Bacon is selected.

Select a node

Choose a philosopher

Search or click a card in the atlas to inspect their core idea, famous quote, degree from Bacon, and the labeled edges that make their route intellectually defensible.

Influence Atlas

The Map Itself

Francis Bacon is centered as the root of this alarming little family tree. Search, trace, and wander as needed.

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The Bacon Engine

Controls, Tours, and Trouble

Guided Tours

Curated Panic Routes

Three little museum walks through consciousness trouble, AI dread, and the suspicious instability of the self.

Reverse Pilgrimages

Example paths back to Bacon

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Field Notes