La Mettrie et le «Système d'Épicure»
1992; Société française d'étude du XVIIIe siècle; Volume: 24; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3406/dhs.1992.1857
ISSN1760-7892
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Literary Studies
ResumoLa Mettrie and his Système d'Épicure. La Mettrie often claims to be a disciple of Epicurus and Lucretius, but his Epicureanism, which is often rather vague, can be particularly seen in connection with four themes : the materiality of the soul ; the universality of death ; the value of pleasure ; and the rejection of finalism. This last theme is the main subject of his Système d'Épicure, in which he shows a resolute but non dogmatic materialism. In La Mettrie's thought, materialism is what destroys dogmatism, which is what distinguishes him from Epicurus, despite his claim to follow him.
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