Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
- Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
(1715–1780)
French philosopher of mind. Born in Grenoble, and originally trained for the priesthood, Condillac became one of the leading followers and interpreters of the
empiricist philosophy of
Locke, and of the scientific revolution of
Newton (it is said that although he wore a cassock until the end of his life, he celebrated Mass only once). His
Essaie sur l’origine des connaissances humaines (1746, trs. as
An Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge, 1756) was followed by the
Traité des sensations (1754, trs. in
Philosophical Writings, 1982) which attempted to answer the charge of subjective
idealism brought against him by
Diderot . In it, Condillac develops an early
phenomenology of exterior perception, showing how sensation is not an inert presence, but part of an active involvement with the external world. It is through the development of kinaesthetic and tactile sensation, and the sensations of pressure and physical opposition, that the concept of an external world arises. The sensation of touch is the teacher of the other senses.
Philosophy dictionary.
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2011.
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Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de — (1715 1780) philosopher Born in Grenoble, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac left the priesthood in 1740 and traveled to Paris, where he became an acquaintance of the philosophes (denis Diderot, jean jacques rousseau) and at this time wrote his… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
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CONDILLAC, ÉTIENNE BONNOT — a French philosopher, born at Grenoble, of good birth; commenced as a disciple of Locke, but went further, for whereas Locke was content to deduce empirical knowledge from sensation and reflection, he deduced reflection from sensation, and… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Étienne Bonnot de Condillac — (* 30. September 1714 in Grenoble; † 3. August 1780 in Flux bei Beaugency) war ein französischer Geistlicher (Abbé von Muréaux), Philosoph und Logiker im … Deutsch Wikipedia
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