Classification Paragraph. Synytsia, Maya

Sir Francis Bacon distinguishes among three types of scientific approaches and illustrates his point with the famous metaphor of the spider, the ant, and the bee. The spider symbolizes the tendency of  ‘the men of dogmas’ to draw conclusions by thought alone and ignore the facts, like spiders spin their webs from within themselves. This approach can lead to false conclusions. The ant symbolizes the tendency of ‘the men of experiment’ to accumulate bare facts, like ants collect material without producing it. This approach prevents the researcher from understanding the subject. The bee symbolizes the method that combines the previous two, retaining their advantages, but overcoming the drawbacks. According to Bacon, the latter is the only desirable approach.

References:
Kenneth Shouler, Ph.D. Bacon's Goal: The Reconstruction of All Knowledge