Man a Machine by Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Man a Machine" by Julien Offray de La Mettrie is a work of materialist philosophy first published in 1747. Extending Descartes' view of animals as automatons, La Mettrie argues that humans are also machines. He rejects the existence of a soul separate from matter, demonstrating how physical conditions—sleep, nutrition, drugs—directly affect what we call the mind. This controversial work denies dualism and proposes that body and soul are inseparably one. (This is
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| Author | La Mettrie, Julien Offray de, 1709-1751 |
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| Contributor | Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 |
| Editor | Calkins, Mary Whiton, 1863-1930 |
| Translator | Bussey, Gertrude Carman, 1888-1961 |
| LoC No. | 13004432 |
| Title | Man a Machine |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_a_Machine |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| Subject | Materialism |
| Subject | Mind and body |
| Subject | Physiology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 52090 |
| Release Date | May 16, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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