{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-pleasures-the-school-of-voluptuousness-and-the-art-of-enjoyment-paperback-1","title":"The Wisdom of Pleasures: \"The School of Voluptuousness\" and \"The Art of Enjoyment\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirk Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJulien Offray De La Mettrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's known for his audacious claim in 'Man a Machine' that humans can be reduced to their mechanism: but La Mettrie wrote other books too. In these hidden gems, the most radical of all Enlightenment thinkers lays bare his hedonistic ideas. In a godless universe that seems to be engineered only around pleasure and pain, how should we act? Should we just give in to all-out debauchery as our destiny, or is there a nobler path?This is the first-ever English translation of these books, which were originally published in 1747 and 1751.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45849394577605,"sku":"9781730916687","price":14.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/MXVwRFpUQWQxZ1dTSm1CNzdXTlRLUT09_9b5fac22-d6d9-434c-909b-c202b99b1df1.webp?v=1771434421","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-pleasures-the-school-of-voluptuousness-and-the-art-of-enjoyment-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}