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Julien Offray de La Mettrie: Biografía, Logros y Legado Duradero

Julien Offray de La Mettrie (French: [ɔfʁɛ də la metʁi]; 23 November 1709 – 11 November 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment. He is best known for his 1747 work L'homme machine (Man a Machine).

La Mettrie is most remembered for taking the position that humans are complex animals and no more have souls than other animals do. He considered that the mind is part of the body and that life should be lived so as to produce pleasure (hedonism). His views were so controversial that he had to flee France and settle in Berlin.

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The influence of Julien Offray de La Mettrie extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped visual arts and creative expression, and his works and artistic innovations remain foundational to this day.

Though he passed away in 1751, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.

Julien Offray de La Mettrie sigue siendo una de las mentes más celebradas surgidas de France, prueba del rico legado intelectual de la región.

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