The Wisdom of Pleasures
| Author | : Julien Offray de la Mettrie |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 69 |
| Release | : 2018-11-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1730916686 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781730916687 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (687 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Wisdom of Pleasures written by Julien Offray de la Mettrie and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's known for his audacious claim in 'Man a Machine' that humans can be reduced to their mechanism: but La Mettrie wrote other books too. In these hidden gems, the most radical of all Enlightenment thinkers lays bare his hedonistic ideas. In a godless universe that seems to be engineered only around pleasure and pain, how should we act? Should we just give in to all-out debauchery as our destiny, or is there a nobler path?This is the first-ever English translation of these books, which were originally published in 1747 and 1751.
