'''Paul-Henri Thiry''', Baron d'Holbach (1723–89) was a French [[philosophy|philosopher]] during the [[Enlightenment]]. He was an author, and one of the [[Encyclopedists]] (French Encyclopédie) who advocated [[naturalism|naturalistic]] and [[materialism|materialistic]] ideas. | '''Paul-Henri Thiry''', Baron d'Holbach (1723–89) was a French [[philosophy|philosopher]] during the [[Enlightenment]]. He was an author, and one of the [[Encyclopedists]] (French Encyclopédie) who advocated [[naturalism|naturalistic]] and [[materialism|materialistic]] ideas. |