"Man a Machine" is a philosophical work by Julien Offray de La Mettrie, a French physician and philosopher, published in 1747. In this text, La Mettrie posits a materialist view of human beings, arguing that humans can be understood as complex machines governed by physical laws. He suggests that the mind and body are not separate entities, but rather that mental processes arise from physical bodily functions.
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