Saint-Martin, LOUIS CLAUDE, a French philosopher, born at Amboise, 18th January 1743, and died at Aurai near Chatillon, 14th October 1803. Influenced by Böhme and Mystrasin, he was a vigorous opponent of sensationalism and materialism. Of his numerous works amongst the best known are Des Erreurs et de la Vérité (1775); De l'Esprit des Choses (1800); and L'Homme de Désir (1790). See the Essai on him by Caro (1852).
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