The ancients, persuaded that there is no body without a mov… - Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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The ancients, persuaded that there is no body without a moving force, regarded the substance of bodies as composed of two primitive attributes. It was held that, through one of these attributes, this substance has the capacity for moving and, through the other, the capacity for being moved.

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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