SN - Entretiens sur la nature de l'âme des bêtes - 1756

Rare edition of this philosophical and speculative work that situates itself in the ancient and modern debates on animal sensibility, consciousness and the boundary between man and animal -

The text adopts the dialogued form of interviews, allowing the confrontation of different theoretical positions on the question of the soul of beasts and their capacity to think, feel or act according to principles comparable to those of human beings -

The work is part of an intellectual tradition dating back to Antiquity and which is particularly vibrant in the modern era, where mechanistic conceptions inspired by René Descartes, for whom animals are likened to automata devoid of rational soul, clash with more sensitive or vitalist approaches that recognize animals a form of interiority -

The interviews thus explore the arguments for or against the existence of an animal soul, mobilizing observations on behavior, apparent emotions, learning and memory of beasts -

SN - Interviews on the nature of the soul of beasts - 1756 - A Colmar -
385 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, book in its full brown calf leather of the period, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, head cap and corners rubbed, red edges, spine with ornamental raised bands, gilded titling on morocco piece –

Good interior condition, browning, small vignette on title page, marbled endpapers in decent condition, a pleasant copy –

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