Do Espírito

by Claude Adrien Helvétius, Heitor Sobrinho (Translator)

1809. Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt by the public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any other book of the time.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

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First published January 1, 1748

About the author

Claude Adrien Helvétius or ou Claude-Adrien Schweitze was a French philosopher, freemason and littérateur. Il est le fils de Jean-Adrien Helvétius et le petit-fils de Johann Friedrich Helvétius.

Claude-Adrien Helvétius ou Claude-Adrien Schweitzer est un écrivain, philosophe et franc maçon français du courant des Lumières. He was the son of Jean-Adrien Helvétius and the grandson of Johann Friedrich Helvétius.