Étienne-Gabriel Morelly

Étienne -Gabriel Morelly (* 1717 in Vitry -le- François, † 1778) was a French philosopher.

Morelly is the "forgotten philosopher " of enlightenment. Few writings have received from him, including the Code de la Nature, published in 1755. Too, is his life very little is known. Lange is also suspected that Morelly was actually none other than Denis Diderot. The Code de la Nature can be called in any case as early socialist movement, is described in the privately owned as root of all evil.

Works (selection)

• Naufrage the Isles flottantes ou Basiliade. 1753 (alleged translation from the Indian ) [ Ramm, Thilo: The great socialists, Stuttgart 1955, pp. 80-94 ]
• Code de la nature, ou le véritable esprit de ses Loix, de tout system négligé ou méconnu. 1755 in French
• Le Prince les Délices des coeurs. 1751
• Lettres de Louis XIV 1755