Man A Machine: French-English Edition (Open Court Classics)

La Mettrie, Julien Offray De

ISBN 10: 0875480411 / ISBN 13: 9780875480411

Published by Open Court Publishing Company, 1974

About this Item

Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Includes Frederick the Great's "Eulogy" on La Mettrie and Extracts from La Mettrie's "The Natural History of the Soul". Philosophical and historical notes by Gertrude Carman Bussey. Clean cover designed by Friso Henstra, edges worn all around cover, no creases; soundly bound, square, Black mark on bottom edge of page block. A few pages with notes written by text, otherwise quite clean, no creases. The French text in this volume is taken from a Leyden edition of 1748. The translation of this work, which is also included in this volume, is the work of several hands. It is founded on a version made by Gertrude Bussey and has been revised by Professor Calkins. This is La Mettrie's chief philosophical work, the best known 18th century statement of mechanistic materialism. 216 with index of names and titles. 5.2 x 8 inches. Open Court Publishing Company, USA, 1974.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man A Machine: French-English Edition (Open Court Classics)
• Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0875480411
• ISBN 13: 9780875480411
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy and Ethics

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Synopsis

Popular presentation of materialism and atheism. This edition contains the full text in English and ths original French, Frederick the Great's Eulogy, extracts from Natural History of the soul and full background notes.

About the Author

French philosopher and physician who advocated the theory of materialism. He propounded on the relation between soul and body and wrote works of great significance.