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CABANIS (Pierre-Jean-Georges). Reports on the Physical and M…
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CABANIS (Pierre-Jean-Georges). Reports on the Physical and M…
See original version (French)
Estimate €20 - €40
Voluntary lot
Description
CABANIS (Pierre-Jean-Georges). Reports on the Physical and Moral Nature of Man.
Paris, Published by the Bibliothèque Choisie, 1830; 2 volumes, in-8. 405 pp.–1f. – 430 pp.–1f. Contemporary half-blond calf bindings, faux raised bands, gilt friezes, embossed fleurons, green title labels, marbled edges. - Handwritten ‘ex dono’ in ink on the flyleaf of Volume I (Colin, former officer… to Dr Coqueret). A small tear to one cap and a corresponding split in the spine measuring 3 cm; margins very slightly yellowed.
This work, originally published under the title ‘Traité du physique…’, established its author’s reputation. It comprises twelve papers first printed in the Journal de l’Institut, then separately in 1802. A major classic of medical philosophy, which Marx described as the pinnacle of French materialism, this work is the first to methodically address the relationship between psychology and physiology, drawing on Condillac’s theories of sensation. The analytical table is the work of the famous philosopher and economist Destutt de Tracy.
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10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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