de L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties (Hardcover)


1809. Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt by the public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any other book of the time.

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1809. Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt by the public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any other book of the time.

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Imprint

Kessinger Publishing Co

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

September 2010

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards

Pages

540

ISBN-13

978-1-163-20105-3

Barcode

9781163201053

Categories

LSN

1-163-20105-7



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