Le Bon Sens
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Le Bon Sens is an 18th-century philosophical work by Baron d'Holbach that presents a rigorous materialist and atheist critique of religion and superstition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates |
empirical thinking
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moral philosophy without religion ⓘ use of reason ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
materialism
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naturalism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| author |
Baron d'Holbach
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Baron d'Holbach ⓘ
surface form:
Paul-Henri Thiry d'Holbach
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| circulation |
clandestine literature
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underground Enlightenment press ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christianity
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organized religion ⓘ priesthood ⓘ superstition ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| genre |
freethought literature
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philosophy ⓘ religion critique ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
European Enlightenment
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| influenced |
19th-century freethinkers
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later atheist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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French materialism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general educated public ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
atheism
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critique of religion ⓘ critique of superstition ⓘ materialist worldview ⓘ reason and rationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Enlightenment philosophy
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atheism ⓘ materialism ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion |
anti-religious
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atheist ⓘ |
| positionOnSuperstition | critical ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| viewOnClergy | hostile ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | denies existence of God ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | rejects miracles ⓘ |
| viewOnNature | nature as self-sufficient ⓘ |
| viewOnSoul | denies immaterial soul ⓘ |
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