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As a classic of the French Enlightenment, L'Homme Machine has in the past been of equal interest to students of philosophy, science, and literature. The present edition offers the first established text, with extensive notes. In his introduction, Dr. Vartanian discusses La Mettrie's thesis, its sources, the place of the man-machine idea in the deve



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*I. Biographical Sketch of La Mettrie, pg. 1*II. Interpretation of l'Homme machine, pg. 13*III. The Development of La Mettrie's Thought, pg. 40*IV. The Historical Background of l'Homme machine, pg. 57*V. The Critical Reaction of La Mettrie's Contemporaries, pg. 95*VI. L'Homme machine since 1748, pg. 114*A Note on the Text, pg. 137*L'Homme machine, pg. 139*Notes, pg. 199*Bibliography, pg. 251*Index, pg. 259

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691626079, 978-0691626079
      ISBN10: 0691626073
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      As a classic of the French Enlightenment, L'Homme Machine has in the past been of equal interest to students of philosophy, science, and literature. The present edition offers the first established text, with extensive notes. In his introduction, Dr. Vartanian discusses La Mettrie's thesis, its sources, the place of the man-machine idea in the deve



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*I. Biographical Sketch of La Mettrie, pg. 1*II. Interpretation of l'Homme machine, pg. 13*III. The Development of La Mettrie's Thought, pg. 40*IV. The Historical Background of l'Homme machine, pg. 57*V. The Critical Reaction of La Mettrie's Contemporaries, pg. 95*VI. L'Homme machine since 1748, pg. 114*A Note on the Text, pg. 137*L'Homme machine, pg. 139*Notes, pg. 199*Bibliography, pg. 251*Index, pg. 259

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