La Mettrie: Machine Man and Other Writings
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- Synopsis
- Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709-51), author of Man a Machine (1747), was the most uncompromising of the materialists of the eighteenth century, and the provocative title of his work ensured it a success. This fully annotated edition presents a new English translation of the text together with the most important of La Mettrie's other philosophical works, translated into English for the first time. Ann Thomson's introduction examines his aims and the scandalous moral consequences which he drew from his materialism.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 179 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521478496
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 01/19/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Cambridge University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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