[39] Ibid., Vol. II, Chap. XVI, p. 451, and Chap. XXVI, p. 485. Cf. “Man a Machine,” pp. 125–126. [↑]
OUTLINE OF LA METTRIE’S METAPHYSICAL DOCTRINE.
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| I. | Insistence on the EmpiricalStandpoint | 16f.; 88f.; 72, 142 | ||||||
| II. | Arguments in Favor ofMaterialism: | |||||||
| a. | The “Soul” isAffected, | |||||||
| 1. | By Disease | 18f.; 90f. | ||||||
| 2. | By Sleep | 19f.; 91f. | ||||||
| 3. | By Drugs | 20; 92 | ||||||
| 4. | By Food | 21f.; 93ff. | ||||||
| 5. | By Age and Sex | 23f.; 95f. | ||||||
| 6. | By Temperature and Climate | 24f.; 96ff. | ||||||
| b. | There is No Sharp DistinctionBetween Men and Animals (Machines) | 28f., 100ff.; 41ff., 113ff.; 75f., 142f. | ||||||
| c. | Bodily Movements are Due to the“Motive Power” of the Body | 51ff., 129ff. | ||||||
| III. | Conception of Matter. | |||||||
| a. | Matter is Extended | 154f. | ||||||
| b. | Matter Has the Power of Motion | 70, 140; 156ff. | ||||||
| c. | Matter Has the Faculty ofFeeling | 159ff. | ||||||
| IV. | Conception of Man: | |||||||
| a. | Man is a Machine | 17, 89; 21, 93; 56, 128; 69, 140f.; 73, 143; 80,148 | ||||||
| b. | All Man’s Faculties Reduce toSense and Imagination | 35ff., 107ff. | ||||||
| c. | Man is Like Animals in BeingCapable of Education | 38, 110 | ||||||
| d. | Man is Ignorant of His Destiny | 79, 147 | ||||||
| V. | Theological Doctrine: | |||||||
| a. | The Existence of God is Unprovedand Practically Unimportant | 50, 122 | ||||||
| b. | The Argument from Design isIneffective Against the Hypothesis of Mechanical Causality | 51ff., 124ff. | ||||||
| c. | Atheism Makes for Happiness | 55, 126f. | ||||||
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