Système de la nature
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Système de la nature is an influential 1770 philosophical treatise that presents a thorough materialist and atheist view of the universe, rejecting religious explanations in favor of natural laws.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Système de la nature, ou des lois du monde physique et du monde moral | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment work
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book ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
Système de la nature
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surface form:
Système de la nature, ou des lois du monde physique et du monde moral
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| author |
Baron d'Holbach
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Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d’Holbach
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| authorName |
Baron d'Holbach
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Baron d’Holbach
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| censorshipStatus |
condemned and ordered to be burned in France
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placed on the Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of theism and organized religion
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denial of free will ⓘ explanation of nature through immutable natural laws ⓘ human beings as part of nature ⓘ morality grounded in human happiness and utility ⓘ rejection of religious explanations of the universe ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Roman Catholicism
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Catholic Church
religious authorities in France ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important contribution to Enlightenment critiques of religion
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key text in the history of atheism ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Enlightenment atheism
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later materialist philosophy ⓘ radical Enlightenment thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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John Locke ⓘ Pierre Bayle ⓘ Baruch Spinoza ⓘ
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Spinoza
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| notableFor |
comprehensive critique of religion and superstition
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systematic exposition of atheistic materialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
atheism
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determinism ⓘ materialism ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Baron d’Holbach ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1770 ⓘ |
| reception | considered scandalous and subversive at the time of publication ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
French materialism
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Radical Enlightenment ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume work ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | denies the existence of a supernatural deity ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | rejection of miracles as violations of natural law ⓘ |
| viewOnMorality | morality derived from human nature and social well-being ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion | religion as based on fear and ignorance ⓘ |
| viewOnSoul | denies the existence of an immaterial soul ⓘ |
| viewOnUniverse | universe as matter in motion governed by necessary laws ⓘ |
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Système de la nature, ou des lois du monde physique et du monde moral