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Claude Adrien Helvetius was a French philosopher born on January 26, 1715, and died on December 26, 1771. His ideas had a profound impact on the Enlightenment, particularly for his discussions on freedom, equality, and natural rights.

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“He who has no passion has no principal or motive to act.”

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Author:Claude Adrien Helvetius

“The men of sense, the idols of the shallow, are very inferior to the men of passions. It is the strong passions which, rescuing us from sloth, impart to us that continuous and earnest attention necessary to great intellectual efforts.”

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Author:Claude Adrien Helvetius

“Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.”

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Book:A Treatise on Man, His Intellectual Faculties and His Education: A Posthumous Work of M. Helvetius. Translated from the French, with Additional Notes, by W. Hooper, ...

Source: A Treatise on Man, His Intellectual Faculties and His Education: A Posthumous Work of M. Helvetius. Translated from the French, with Additional Notes, by W. Hooper, ...

About the Author

Born: January 26, 1715
Died: December 26, 1771
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 28

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A Treatise on Man, His Intellectual Faculties and His Education: A Posthumous Work of M. Helvetius. Translated from the French, with Additional Notes, by W. Hooper, ...Related source material

De l'esprit; or, Essays on the mind. Transl. To Which are now prefixed, a life of the author and prefatory strictures by W. MudfordRelated source material

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