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805 - Argens (de Boyer, J.B.).
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Argens (de Boyer, J.B.). The Philosophy of Sound Reason, or Philosophical Reflections on the Uncertainty of Human Knowledge. Intended for members of the nobility, both men and women. Translated from the French. 2 vols. Breslau and Leipzig, Pietsch 1756. With 1 engraved title vignette. 11 leaves, 446 pp.; 1 leaf, 446 pp., 17 leaves of contemporary leather binding with gilt lettering and gilt edges. Fromm 593. First German edition. — Translation of “La philosophie du bon-sens, or Philosophical Reflections on the Uncertainty of Human Knowledge," the most successful philosophical work by the Marquis d’Argens (1704–1771), who was appointed chamberlain and director of the Academy by Frederick II. - Some foxing.
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