CLAUDE ADRIEN HELVETIUS
\klˈɔːd ˈadɹi͡ən hɛlvˈiːtɪəs], \klˈɔːd ˈadɹiən hɛlvˈiːtɪəs], \k_l_ˈɔː_d ˈa_d_ɹ_iə_n h_ɛ_l_v_ˈiː_t_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A French philosopher; born in Paris, 1715; died there, Dec. 26, 1771. He was trained to finance, but the circle of the Encyclopedists drew him into philosophy. His "On the Understanding", and, some years later, "Man: His Intellectual Faculties and His Training", were celebrated at the time as strong philosophic works, but they are of importance in political history rather than in that of philosophy. He is, however, in sympathy with the new historical school of economics, and may have some revival of interest.
By Charles Dudley Warner
