| de L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties Contributor(s): Helvetius, Claude Adrien (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432624229 ISBN-13: 9781432624224 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $55.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Utilitarianism - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 190.9 |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.11 lbs) 540 pages |
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