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194 - [LA METHERIE, Jean-Claude de].
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Estimate €100 - €200
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[LA METHERIE, Jean-Claude de]. PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, in which an attempt is made to determine the degrees of certainty or probability of human knowledge. GENEVA, n.p., 1787. Two volumes in-8 (20 x 13.5 cm), comprising (2) folios, XX pages, 378 pages, (1) folio – (2) folios, 478 pp., (1) f., contemporary half-bindings in marbled calfskin, red edges. Slight wear to the upper caps and corners; a water-stain ring in the margin of 4 leaves in the first volume. First edition. La Metherie, editor of the *Journal de Physique*, taught natural sciences at the Collège de France. According to him, man is merely an ape perfected by social organisation. His work contains several discussions on natural law, property rights, the right to slavery, civil law…
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Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
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