Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 3126
Helvétius, C.A. De l'esprit.
Amst./ Leipsic, Arkstée & Merkus, 1776, 2 vols., XII,569; (4),373p., contemp. unif. boards w. gilt spine and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.
- Lotto
- 3126
- Sezione
- OLD and RARE BOOKS
- Stima
- 100 € – 150 €
- Foto
- 1 foto
Condizioni
Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown. Fine copy.
Note
"De l'esprit, intended to be the rival of Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois appeared in 1758. (...). It attracted immediate attention (...). The Sorbonne condemned the book, the priests persuaded the court that it was full of the most dangerous doctrines, and the author, terrified at the storm he had raised, wrote three separate retractions. (...) The virulence of the attacks upon the work, as much as its intrinsic merit, caused it to be widely read; it was translated into almost all the languages of Europe. (...). His philosophy belongs to the utilitarian school. (...) he had great influence upon Bentham, and C. Beccaria states that he himself was largely inspired by Helvetius in his attempt to modify penal laws. The keynote of his thought was that public ethics has a utilitarian basis, and he insisted strongly on the importance of culture in national development''. (Encyclop. Brittannica, 11th ed.).
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