L’Homme-machine

by Julien Offray de La Mettrie, edited by Solange Gonzalez

Book cover: L’Homme-machine

Extent: 224 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, French Studies, Philosophy

Series: Classiques Jaunes

Series volume number: 813

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(January 2023)

ISBN: 9782406142652

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $37.00

Out of stock

Hardback (Published)

(January 2023)

ISBN: 9782406142669

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $98.00

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In L’Homme-machine, the analogy of the human and animal body as a machine loses its status as a physiological thesis to become a materialist and anti-Christian argument, engaging in a dialogue with tradition. This edition sheds light on its biographical, philosophical, and editorial issues.

  • By (author) Julien Offray de La Mettrie
  • Edited by Solange Gonzalez