A book by the French materialist philosopher Julien de La Mettrie, published in 1747. A masterpiece of 18th century materialism. Positioned as an extension of Descartes's animal machine theory, it does not acknowledge any fundamental differences between humans and animals, and develops a thoroughly mechanistic materialism in which the soul is part of the material tissue of the brain, and humans are machines driven by this motive force. From this standpoint, the author draws on the Epicurean virtue of loving life and not fearing death, as well as love of nature. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
フランスの唯物論哲学者ジュリアン・ド・ラ・メトリの著書。 1747年刊。 18世紀唯物論の代表作。デカルトの動物機械論の延長上に位置し,人間と動物との根本的違いを認めず,魂は脳の物質的組織の一部であり,人間はこの動力によって動かされる機械であるとの徹底した機械論的唯物論を展開した。この立場から著者は,生を愛し死を恐れないエピクロス的な徳と自然への愛情を引出している。
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