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Paul Henri Dietrich Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, 1723-1789

German-born French Enlightenment philosopher.  Outspoken atheist, materialist and radical opponent of aristocratic privileges.  His mechanical-materialist conception of the universe (and hard determinism on human nature) was outlined in his 1770 treatise. Died during the French Revolution.

 

  

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Major Works of Baron d'Holbach

  • The System of Nature, 1770 - v.1, v.2 [ McM1, McM2] 
  • Good (or Common) Sense, or Natural Ideas vs. Supernatural Ideas, 1772. - extracts

 
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