[M]an... whatever the origin of his soul, if it is pure, no… - Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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[M]an... whatever the origin of his soul, if it is pure, noble, and lofty, it is a beautiful soul which dignifies the man endowed with it.

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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About Julien Offray de La Mettrie

(November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work L'homme machine ().

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Alternative Names: La Mettrie

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[E]verything is the work of imagination, and... all the faculties of the soul can be correctly reduced to pure imagination...

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[M]an... whatever the origin of his soul, if it is pure, noble, and lofty, it is a beautiful soul which dignifies the man endowed with it. - Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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