Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry baron d' 1723-1789

System of nature, or, The laws of the moral and physical world by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
191 editions published between 1770 and 2009 in 11 languages and held by 718 libraries worldwide

Superstition in all ages by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
131 editions published between 1732 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 535 libraries worldwide
Baron Holbach's polemic attacking religion, espousing atheism and arguing for a purely materialist view of man and nature.

Éthocratie ou le Gouvernement fondé sur la morale by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
11 editions published between 1776 and 1973 in French and Dutch and held by 189 libraries worldwide

Systême social, ou, Principes naturels de la morale et de la politique avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
14 editions published between 1773 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 182 libraries worldwide

Ecce homo! : an eighteenth century life of Jesus : critical edition and revision of George Houston's translation from the French by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
43 editions published between 1770 and 2007 in French and English and held by 180 libraries worldwide

Systême de la nature, ou, Des loix du monde physique & du monde moral by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
5 editions published between 1770 and 1771 in French and held by 168 libraries worldwide

La morale universelle, ou Les devoirs de l'homme fondés sur sa nature by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
31 editions published between 1776 and 1975 in 3 languages and held by 161 libraries worldwide

Christianity unveiled being, an examination of the principles and effects of the Christian religion by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
52 editions published between 1756 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 156 libraries worldwide

Histoire critique de Jésus Christ, ou, Analyse raisonnée des Evangiles by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
6 editions published between 1972 and 2007 in French and held by 143 libraries worldwide
Figure centrale du siècle des lumières, le baron d'Holbach fit du combat déiste et anticlérical son ouvrage quotidien. Persuadé que le succès du christianisme reposait sur l'ignorance et la peur du peuple face à la damnation, il cherche à améliorer la condition des hommes, en dénonçant les influences et les manipulations néfastes du clergé. Il en résulte un texte polémique.

Systême social, ou Principes naturels de la morale et de la politique : avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach ( Book )
27 editions published between 1772 and 1972 in 3 languages and held by 106 libraries worldwide