In general, the form and the structure of the brains of qua… - Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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In general, the form and the structure of the brains of quadrupeds are almost the same as those of the brain of man...

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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(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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The soul follows the progress of the body, as it does the progress of education.

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The mind, like the body, has its contagious diseases and its scurvy. ...[W]e catch everything from those with whom we come in contact; their gestures, their accent, etc.

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