Traité Des Sensations

<p><i>Traité des sensations</i> by Etienne Bonnot de Condillac is a landmark work of French Enlightenment philosophy. Addressed to Madame la Comtesse de Vassé this first volume explores Condillac's theory of knowledge derived from sensory experience. First published in 1754 Traité des sensations presents Condillac's empiricist perspective arguing that all human understanding originates from the senses. </p><p>Condillac challenges prevailing philosophical views offering a systematic examination of how sensations shape our perceptions ideas and reasoning. This work remains significant for students and scholars interested in the history of philosophy epistemology and the intellectual foundations of the Enlightenment. It offers a profound insight into the development of modern thought. </p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>