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claude a helvétius
Hel·vé·tius
/
hɛlˈvi
ʃəs;
French
ɛl
veɪˈsyüs
/
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[
hel-
vee
-sh
uh
s;
French
el-vey-
sy
y
s
]
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noun
Claude A·dri·en
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klɔd ˈeɪ
dri
ən
;
French
kloʊd a
driˈɑ̃
/
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[
klawd
ey
-dree-
uh
n
;
French
klohd
a
-d
r
ee-
ah
n
]
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,
1715–71,
French philosopher.
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Helvétius
(hɛlˈviːʃɪəs,
French
ɛlvesjys)
—
n
Claude Adrien
(klod adriɛ̃). 1715--71, French philosopher. In his chief work
De l'Esprit
(1758), he asserted that the mainspring of human action is self-interest and that differences in human intellects are due only to differences in education
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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