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[HELVÉTIUS, Claude-Adrien]. De l'Esprit. Paris: Durand. 1759.
xx, 481 [3] pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with raised bands, contrasting label, a little rubbed but a good copy.
First published the previous year, Helvétius' principal work proved to be one of the ideological 'causes célèbres' of the eighteenth century. Appearing at a moment of political reaction, 'De l'Esprit' was noisily condemned by the authorities, both ecclesiastical and ministerial, for its dangerously heretical and subversive opinions. Aram Vartanian in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
xx, 481 [3] pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with raised bands, contrasting label, a little rubbed but a good copy.
First published the previous year, Helvétius' principal work proved to be one of the ideological 'causes célèbres' of the eighteenth century. Appearing at a moment of political reaction, 'De l'Esprit' was noisily condemned by the authorities, both ecclesiastical and ministerial, for its dangerously heretical and subversive opinions. Aram Vartanian in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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