Definitions for Helvetius

Helvetius Hel·vé·tius

Spelling: [hel-vee-shuh s; French el-vey-syy
IPA: /hɛlˈvi ʃəs; French ɛl veɪˈsyüs/

Helvetius is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 303 anagrams from letters in Helvetius (eehilstuv).

Definitions for Helvetius

noun

  1. Claude Adrien [klawd ey-dree-uh n;; French klohd a-dree-ahn] /klɔd ˈeɪ dri ən;; French kloʊd a driˈɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1715–71, French philosopher.

Examples for Helvetius

helvetius says: "Genius is nothing but protracted attention."

The verses of helvetius he believed better than any but those of Racine.

Diderot and helvetius arrayed the arguments which could be urged on both sides.

It was developed, in an extreme form, in the work of helvetius, De l'esprit .

The reasons of amity had become clear to me, and that helvetius was right.

helvetius says justly, that our errors arise from our passions.

I agree with helvetius, the child should be educated from its birth; but how?

Self-love or interest, says helvetius, is the lever of all our mental activities.

The other day "helvetius" was found in Mr. Howell's pantry, forsooth!

On another occasion I defended helvetius' system of self-love.

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