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| − | The ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' says concerning the work of Paul-Henri Thiry/Baron d'Holbach | + | The ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' says concerning the work of Paul-Henri Thiry/Baron d'Holbach: |
{{cquote|Although indeed Holbach devotes the entire second volume of Système de la nature and all of Le Bon Sens to the [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments|defense of atheism]] and the criticism of particular claims about God, his views do not hold great philosophical interest. They emphasize well worn topics such as the [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|problem of evil]], the impossibility of [[Atheism and epistemology|discussing intelligibly]] [[Atheism and truth|what is unknowable]], the [[Causes of atheism|suspect psychological origins of religious belief]], and the confusion of traditional descriptions of God in terms that are simply the negation of genuine descriptive terms: for example, to say that God is infinite is just to deny that God is finite. None of these arguments is unique to Holbach or especially well presented by him.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/holbach/ Paul-Henri Thiry] - ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''</ref>}} | {{cquote|Although indeed Holbach devotes the entire second volume of Système de la nature and all of Le Bon Sens to the [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments|defense of atheism]] and the criticism of particular claims about God, his views do not hold great philosophical interest. They emphasize well worn topics such as the [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|problem of evil]], the impossibility of [[Atheism and epistemology|discussing intelligibly]] [[Atheism and truth|what is unknowable]], the [[Causes of atheism|suspect psychological origins of religious belief]], and the confusion of traditional descriptions of God in terms that are simply the negation of genuine descriptive terms: for example, to say that God is infinite is just to deny that God is finite. None of these arguments is unique to Holbach or especially well presented by him.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/holbach/ Paul-Henri Thiry] - ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''</ref>}} | ||
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Portrait of Paul-Henri Thiry
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach (1723–89) was a French philosopher during the Enlightenment. He was an author, and one of the Encyclopedists (French Encyclopédie) who advocated naturalistic and materialistic ideas.[1]
His most well known work was Système de la nature (The System of Nature) published in 1770, which was first published under the name of Jean-Baptiste de Mirabaud (a former secretary of the Académie française who had died about ten years previously).
Thiry was an opponent of Christianity and religion. He was also an early advocate of atheism in Europe.
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says concerning the work of Paul-Henri Thiry/Baron d'Holbach:
| “ | Although indeed Holbach devotes the entire second volume of Système de la nature and all of Le Bon Sens to the defense of atheism and the criticism of particular claims about God, his views do not hold great philosophical interest. They emphasize well worn topics such as the problem of evil, the impossibility of discussing intelligibly what is unknowable, the suspect psychological origins of religious belief, and the confusion of traditional descriptions of God in terms that are simply the negation of genuine descriptive terms: for example, to say that God is infinite is just to deny that God is finite. None of these arguments is unique to Holbach or especially well presented by him.[2] | ” |
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- ↑ Paul-Henri Thiry - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ↑ Paul-Henri Thiry - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy