Project Gutenberg 2016-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 1030 La Mettrie, Julien Offray de 1709 1751 Mettrie, Julien Offray de La La Metrie, M. de (Julien Offray) La Mettrie, Julien Offroy de Frederick II, King of Prussia 1712 1786 Prussia, Frederick II King of Friedrich II, der Grosse, King of Prussia Calkins, Mary Whiton 1863 1930 Bussey, Gertrude Carman 1888 1961 13004432 Man a Machine Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_a_Machine Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Man a Machine" by Julien Offray de La Mettrie is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work explores the nature of humanity from a materialistic perspective, positing that humans are essentially machines governed by physical laws. La Mettrie critiques traditional metaphysical views of the soul, advocating instead for an understanding of human experience through the lens of anatomy and physiology. The opening of the book provides a preface that contextualizes La Mettrie's philosophical journey, detailing his background as a physician and philosopher who argued for materialism against prevailing spiritualist ideas. It highlights La Mettrie's influential concepts, particularly his assertion that understanding the body's mechanics can explain various aspects of human thought and behavior. He uses examples from medicine and physiology to illustrate how disturbances in the body affect the mind, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between body and mind throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Materialism Mind and body Physiology -- Early works to 1800 B Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 581217 2025-07-21T03:55:18.196238 text/html 564528 2024-10-23T00:35:04 text/html 381670 2025-07-21T03:55:29.919149 application/epub+zip 385358 2025-07-21T03:55:21.543187 application/epub+zip 257169 2025-07-21T03:55:20.006258 application/epub+zip 620672 2025-07-21T03:55:35.105136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573775 2025-07-21T03:55:28.513169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386553 2022-09-23T18:28:03.434424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362578 2025-07-21T03:55:15.952240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342525 2024-10-23T00:35:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19625 2025-07-21T03:55:35.276125 application/rdf+xml 17040 2025-07-21T03:55:20.177201 image/jpeg 2477 2025-07-21T03:55:20.092204 image/jpeg 358381 2025-07-21T03:55:18.247200 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia