Education makes us what we are.

L’éducation nous fait ce que
nous sommes

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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Topic

Effects of education Education

Author

Claude Adrien Helvétius

Source

De l'esprit

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1758 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Helvétius, Claude-Adrien. De l'esprit [On the Mind]. Paris: Durand, 1758, essay 3, ch. 30.

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Era
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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