Materialism and History: The Case of Baron D’Holbach

Authors

  • Maria das Graças de Souza Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28120

Keywords:

Materialism, history, Enlightenment, freedom, superstition, Holbach

Abstract

We aim, in the first place, to examine at what extent Holbach´s materialistic monism, as presented in his System of nature (1770), allows us to formulate an original conception of history, so that we can, secondly, ascertain whether this conception of the general course of human events could be identified in hisNatural history of superstition.

Author Biography

Maria das Graças de Souza, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo




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How to Cite

de Souza, M. das G. (2011). Materialism and History: The Case of Baron D’Holbach. DoisPontos, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v8i1.28120

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011): Enlightenment and History

Section

Enlightenment and History

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