“are, and always will be, the only principles of action in man.”
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Claude Adrien Helvétius
Claude Adrien Helvétius was a French philosopher, Freemason, and littérateur.
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culture · French philosopher (1715–1771) · philosopher · writer · French moralist · poet · encyclopédistes · also Claude Adrien Helvétius, Claude-Adrien Helvétius, Claude Adrien Helvetius, Claude-Adrien Helvetius, Helvétius
Born 26 January 1715 · Died 26 December 1771 · Q190302
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Died 1771-12-26.
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Career landmark: fermier général (1738–1751).
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Born 1715-01-26.
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