This article argues that for Francis Bacon there is only one type of spiritual matter, which acquires different qualities and performs different functions within bodies depending on the structure it has. In order to prove this hypothesis, the paper takes as a case study the process of spontaneous generation, where there is no pre-existent spirit. as contrary to the case of the generation out of seed. For Bacon, tangible matter is prepared to produce certain species, leaving to the spirits the function of shaping what lies in matter in potency.

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相同的精神，不同的结构：弗朗西斯·培根论无生命和有生命的物质

这篇文章认为，对于弗朗西斯·培根来说，只有一种精神物质，根据它的结构，它在身体内获得不同的品质并执行不同的功能。为了证明这一假设，本文以没有先存精神的自发产生过程为例进行研究。与从种子产生的情况相反。对培根而言，有形物质已准备好生产某些物种，而将塑造物质中存在的物质的功能留给精神。