Helvétius
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Helvétius was an 18th-century French philosopher and Enlightenment thinker known for his materialist views, emphasis on sensory experience, and influential writings on ethics and education.
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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human → philosopher → writer → |
| birthPlace |
Paris
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of France
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| deathPlace |
Paris
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| era |
18th century
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Age of Enlightenment → |
| ethnicGroup |
French
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| familyName |
Helvétius
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| fieldOfWork |
educational theory
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moral philosophy → political theory → |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophical literature → |
| givenName |
Claude Adrien
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| influenced |
French Revolution thinkers
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Jeremy Bentham → utilitarianism → |
| influencedBy |
Epicurus
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John Locke → Pierre Gassendi → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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| mainInterest |
education
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ethics → political philosophy → psychology of perception → |
| movement |
Enlightenment
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French materialism → |
| name |
Claude Adrien Helvétius
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| nativeLanguage |
French
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| notableIdea |
all ideas derive from sensory experience
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equality of natural intellectual capacities → hedonistic ethics based on pursuit of pleasure → importance of education and environment in shaping character → |
| notableWork |
De l'esprit
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De l'homme → |
| occupation |
philosopher
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writer → |
| philosophicalSchool |
empiricism
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materialism → |
| positionHeld |
farmer-general of taxes
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Paris
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Anne-Catherine de Ligniville
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Referenced by (6)
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Cesare Beccaria
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Jeremy Bentham ("Claude Adrien Helvétius") → |
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Helvétius
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familyName |
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French Enlightenment
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Baron d'Holbach
("Claude Adrien Helvétius")
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influenced |
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Helvétius
("Claude Adrien Helvétius")
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name |