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LoC No.: 13004432

Title: Man a Machine

Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "Man a Machine" by Julien Offray de La Mettrie is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work explores the nature of humanity from a materialistic perspective, positing that humans are essentially machines governed by physical laws. La Mettrie critiques traditional metaphysical views of the soul, advocating instead for an understanding of human experience through the lens of anatomy and physiology. The opening of the book provides a preface that contextualizes La Mettrie's philosophical journey, detailing his background as a physician and philosopher who argued for materialism against prevailing spiritualist ideas. It highlights La Mettrie's influential concepts, particularly his assertion that understanding the body's mechanics can explain various aspects of human thought and behavior. He uses examples from medicine and physiology to illustrate how disturbances in the body affect the mind, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between body and mind throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: La Mettrie, Julien Offray de, 1709-1751

Contributor: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786

Editor: Calkins, Mary Whiton, 1863-1930

Translator: Bussey, Gertrude Carman, 1888-1961

EBook No.: 52090

Published: May 16, 2016

Downloads: 671

Language: English

Subject: Materialism

Subject: Mind and body

Subject: Physiology -- Early works to 1800

LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 13004432

Title: Man a Machine

Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project
Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously
made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Man a Machine" by Julien Offray de La Mettrie is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work explores the nature of humanity from a materialistic perspective, positing that humans are essentially machines governed by physical laws. La Mettrie critiques traditional metaphysical views of the soul, advocating instead for an understanding of human experience through the lens of anatomy and physiology. The opening of the book provides a preface that contextualizes La Mettrie's philosophical journey, detailing his background as a physician and philosopher who argued for materialism against prevailing spiritualist ideas. It highlights La Mettrie's influential concepts, particularly his assertion that understanding the body's mechanics can explain various aspects of human thought and behavior. He uses examples from medicine and physiology to illustrate how disturbances in the body affect the mind, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between body and mind throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: La Mettrie, Julien Offray de, 1709-1751

Contributor: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786

Editor: Calkins, Mary Whiton, 1863-1930

Translator: Bussey, Gertrude Carman, 1888-1961

EBook No.: 52090

Published: May 16, 2016

Downloads: 671

Language: English

Subject: Materialism

Subject: Mind and body

Subject: Physiology -- Early works to 1800

LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.