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An essay on man

by Alexander Pope · 1733

Philosophy · ranked #13 in category

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"Voltaire called it "the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language." Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lec

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Category
Philosophy
First published
1733 · 1730s
Author
Alexander Pope
Standing
Recommended

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