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La Mettrie, Julien Offray de

(Encyclopedia) La Mettrie, Julien Offray deLa Mettrie, Julien Offray dezhülyăNˈ ôfrāˈ də lä mĕtrēˈ [key], 1709–51, French physician and philosopher. On the basis of personal observation he claimed…

sensationalism

(Encyclopedia) sensationalism, in philosophy, the theory that there are no innate ideas and that knowledge is derived solely from the sense data of experience. The idea was discussed by Greek…

Biographies: Notable Philosophers

Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…

materialism

(Encyclopedia) materialism, in philosophy, a widely held system of thought that explains the nature of the world as entirely dependent on matter, the fundamental and final reality beyond which…

Stendhal

(Encyclopedia) StendhalStendhalstăNdälˈ [key], pseud. of Marie Henri BeyleStendhalmärē äNrēˈ bĕl [key], 1783–1842, French writer, recognized as one of the great French novelists. He grew up in…

Loti, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Loti, PierreLoti, Pierrepyĕr lôtēˈ [key], pseud. of Julien ViaudJulien ViaudzhülyăNˈ vyō [key], 1850–1923, French novelist, an officer in the French navy. He achieved popularity with…

Benda, Julien

(Encyclopedia) Benda, JulienBenda, JulienzhülyăNˈ bäNdäˈ [key], 1867–1956, French novelist and critic. A humanist and rationalist, he led a sustained attack against the romantic philosophy of his…

Julien Donkey-Boy

Director/Writer:Harmony KorineRelease:10/99Cast:Ewen Bremner, Werner Herzog, Chloe Sevigny I'm trying to remember when people walked out on Julien Donkey-Boy. During the scenes involving…

Gracq, Julien

(Encyclopedia) Gracq, JulienGracq, Julienzh&oomacr;lyăNˈ gräk [key], 1910–2007, French novelist, whose real name was Louis Poirier. Strongly influenced by surrealism and German romanticism, Gracq…