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Name: Claude Adrien Helvétius
Birth Date: January 25, 1715
Death Date: December 26, 1771
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Place of Death: Paris, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: philosopher

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Biography of Claude Adrien Helvétius
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The French philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771) advocated political and social equality for all men and held that education and legislation were the means to attain this goal. Claude Adrien Helvétius was born on Jan. 25, 1715,...


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By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. The right to swing my fist...


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1715-1771 French philosopher whose controversial book, De l'esprit, suggested that the source of all intellectual activity is the quest for sensation and that all human actions arise from self-interest. This book was burned in Paris, denounced...
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HelvÉtius, Claude-Adrien(1715–1771) Claude-Adrien Helvétius was born into a highly respected medical family; his father was first physician to the queen of France. After his education at the College Louis-le-Grand and at the age of...
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Claude Adrien Helvétius (February 26 1715–December 26, 1771) was a French philosopher and...


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