Hermann Theodor Hettner, Literaturgeschichte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts?(1856, 1870).
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Lamettrie is a bold libertine who sees in materialism only the justification of his profligacy.
— Hermann Theodor Hettner
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Source: Wikiquote: "Julien Offray de La Mettrie" (Quotes about La Mettrie, The Mechanistic Principle and the Non-mechanical (1913): as quoted by Paul Carus, "La Mettrie's View of Man as a Machine" source.)
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About Julien Offray de La Mettrie
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work L'homme machine (Man a Machine).
About Julien Offray de La Mettrie
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work L'homme machine (Man a Machine).
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