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· `Womanist_theology` · `Yazdânism` · `Yekaterina_Vorontsova-Dashkova` · `Émile_Faguet` · `Émilie_du_Châtelet` · `Étienne-Gabriel_Morelly` · `Étienne_Bonnot_de_Condillac` > Summary stub · part of Systems Thinking · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach) ## Summary Paul Thiry, Baron d'Holbach (/ˈdoʊlbɑːk/;[1] .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [dɔlbak]; 8 December 1723 – 21 January 1789), known as d'Holbach, was a Franco-German philosopher, encyclopedist and writer, who was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.[2] He was born in Edesheim, near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate, but lived and worked mainly in Paris, where he kept a salon. He helped in the dissemination of "Protestant and especially German thought", particularly in the field of the sciences,[3] but was known more for his atheism[4] and voluminous writings against religion, famously including The [[System]] of Nature (1770) and The Universal Morality (1776). ## Key points - Paul Thiry, Baron d'Holbach (/ˈdoʊlbɑːk/; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [dɔlbak]; 8 December 1723 – 21 January 1789), known as d'Holbach, was a Franco-German philosopher, encyclopedist and writer, who was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment. - He was born in Edesheim, near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate, but lived and worked mainly in Paris, where he kept a salon. - He helped in the dissemination of "Protestant and especially German thought", particularly in the field of the sciences, but was known more for his atheism and voluminous writings against religion, famously including The System of Nature (1770) and The Universal Morality (1776). ## Relation to Systems Thinking Baron d'Holbach sits within the Systems Thinking cluster of related concepts. Its principles contribute to understanding [[Feedback|feedback]], [[Emergence|emergence]], and dynamic behavior in complex adaptive systems. ## Sources - [Baron d'Holbach — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach) Back to Systems Thinking ---  ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.* **Universals (5):** 🟡 system (9) · 🟢 ipa (8) · 🟢 emergence (2) · 🟢 feedback (2) · 🟡 science (2) **Enter by sign:** Systems Semiotic Gateway · Alphabetum · Icon Registry · ← Systems Portal  ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_d'Holbach) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Baron_d'Holbach) ## Previous hub tags Tree parent: [[Systems_theory]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*