Table of Contents

*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*I. Biographical Sketch of La Mettrie, pg. 1*II. Interpretation of l'Homme machine, pg. 13*III. The Development of La Mettrie's Thought, pg. 40*IV. The Historical Background of l'Homme machine, pg. 57*V. The Critical Reaction of La Mettrie's Contemporaries, pg. 95*VI. L'Homme machine since 1748, pg. 114*A Note on the Text, pg. 137*L'Homme machine, pg. 139*Notes, pg. 199*Bibliography, pg. 251*Index, pg. 259