Correspondance gnrale d'Helvtius : 1737-1756, Helvtius, Adrien<-

Correspondance Gnrale D'Helvtius1737-1756 / Lettres 1-249\nAuthor(s): Claude Adrien Helvtius, David Smith, Peter Allan, Alan Dainard, Jean Orsoni\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442638808, 978-1442638808\nSynopsis\nThis volume is the first of three in a complete critical edition of the letters of Claude-Adrien Helvtius [tel] and his wife, ne Anne Catherine de Liginville [tel].\n\n Through rank and wealth, Helvtius was acquainted with the leading political and social figures of his time, and, through family, with court and government which he occasionally served in a diplomatic capacity. Philosopher and author of the explosive De l'esprit, Helvtius corresponded with the great and the influential throughout Europe. His letters, and those of Mme Helvtius, provide insights into, and new information about, their lives and the political, social, and intellectual history of the eighteenth century.\n\n Vol)