Education makes us what we are.

L’éducation nous fait ce que
nous sommes

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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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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