Helvétius


Helvétius

(hɛlˈviːʃɪəs; French ɛlvesjys) n (Biography) Claude Adrien (klod adriɛ̃). 1715–71, French philosopher. In his chief work De l'Esprit (1758), he asserted that the mainspring of human action is self-interest and that differences in human intellects are due only to differences in education

Hel•vé•tius

(hɛlˈvi ʃəs)

n. Claude Adrien, 1715–71, French philosopher.