Man a machine : wherein the several systems of philosophers, in respect to the soul of man, are examin'd; the different states of the soul are shewn to be co-relative to those of the body; the diversity between men and other animals, is proved to arise from the different quantity and quality of brains; the law of nature is explained, as relative to the whole animal creation; the immateriality of an inward principle is by experiments and observations exploded, and a full detail is given of the several springs which move the human machine

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Man a machine : wherein the several systems of philosophers, in respect to the soul of man, are examin'd; the different states of the soul are shewn to be co-relative to those of the body; the diversity between men and other animals, is proved to arise from the different quantity and quality of brains; the law of nature is explained, as relative to the whole animal creation; the immateriality of an inward principle is by experiments and observations exploded, and a full detail is given of the several springs which move the human machine

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Translation of: L'Homme machine

Errors in paging: p. 71, 82 misnumbered 7, 2

Reprint. Original published: London : Printed for G. Smith ... , 1750 -- [2], 87 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo). The second edition

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