Claude Adrien Helvétius Philosopher

Claude Adrien Helvétius (/hɛlˈviːʃəs/; French: [ɛlvesjys]; 26 January or 26 February 1715 (sources differ) – 26 December 1771) was a French philosopher, freemason and littérateur.

Personal facts

Claude Adrien Helvétius
Birth dateJanuary 26, 1715
Birth place
Paris , France
Date of deathDecember 26, 1771
Place of death
Paris , France
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Main interest
Ethics

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Philosopher

influenced
Cesare Beccaria
influenced by
philosophical school
Utilitarianism

Topical connections

Émile CombesPrime minister
Ève CurieWriter
Alain FinkielkrautPhilosopher
Émile ArmandPhilosopher
Étienne Bonnot de CondillacPhilosopher
Baruch SpinozaPhilosopher
A. C. GraylingPolitician
A. N. Murthy RaoWriter
Émilie du ChâteletScientist
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-HilaireScientist
A. J. AyerPhilosopher

Claude Adrien Helvétius on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hKxBs-aR2hEC
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=5UAAAAAAQAAJ