[Revised entry by Michael LeBuffe on October 1, 2024. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d’Holbach was a philosopher, translator, and prominent social figure of the French Enlightenment. In his philosophical writings Holbach developed a deterministic and materialistic metaphysics, which grounded his polemics against organized religion as well as his utilitarian ethical and […]
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