La Machine
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L'Homme Machine (Man a Machine) is a philosophical work by Julien Offray de La Mettrie.
In this book, La Mettrie argues that human beings are essentially complex machines, and that there is no fundamental difference between the human mind and the human body.
La Mettrie rejects the dualistic view of human nature, which holds that the mind and body are separate entities.
Instead, he argues that the mind is simply a product of the body, and that all human thoughts and actions can be explained in terms of physical processes.
The book was highly controversial when it was first published, and it was condemned by many religious and philosophical authorities.
In this book, La Mettrie argues that human beings are essentially complex machines, and that there is no fundamental difference between the human mind and the human body.
La Mettrie rejects the dualistic view of human nature, which holds that the mind and body are separate entities.
Instead, he argues that the mind is simply a product of the body, and that all human thoughts and actions can be explained in terms of physical processes.
The book was highly controversial when it was first published, and it was condemned by many religious and philosophical authorities.
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Andrew Billing, "Animal Rhetoric and Natural Science in Eighteenth-century Liberal Political Writing" (Routledge, 2023)
