Project Gutenberg 2010-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 73 Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' 1723 1789 D'Holbach, Baron Middleton, Anthony C. Letters to Eugenia; Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Letters to Eugenia; Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices" by Holbach is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The work consists of a series of letters addressed to a woman named Eugenia, wherein the author aims to challenge and dismantle the religious prejudices and fears that have caused her distress. The text delves deeply into issues surrounding faith, reason, and morality, advocating for a life grounded in rational thought rather than religious dogma. At the start of the book, the author expresses concern for Eugenia’s melancholy, which he attributes to her struggles with religious superstitions. He reflects on his own past experience with similar fears and emphasizes the importance of examining one's beliefs critically. The letter sets the stage for a philosophical exploration that critiques the basis of Christianity and the often contradictory ideas about God presented in religious texts. Holbach's advocacy for rationalism over superstition establishes a foundation for the subsequent letters, where he promises to unveil truths that will lead Eugenia to a state of peace and enlightenment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christianity -- Controversial literature BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 506222 506231 2024-09-13T09:10:02.971653 2023-09-14T03:44:09.715114 text/html text/html 508207 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 177138 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263256 2024-09-13T09:10:11.533597 application/epub+zip 266542 2024-09-13T09:10:05.993592 application/epub+zip 250768 2024-09-13T09:10:04.866607 application/epub+zip 566448 2024-09-13T09:10:15.844553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528045 2024-09-13T09:10:10.603628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334663 2022-09-14T11:05:57.885809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470382 470314 2024-09-13T09:10:02.227633 2023-09-14T03:44:09.050122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 470089 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166688 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470083 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166626 2021-01-06T04:37:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20198 2024-09-13T09:10:15.992547 application/rdf+xml 24734 2024-09-13T09:10:05.229627 image/jpeg 4641 2024-09-13T09:10:05.045605 image/jpeg 250978 2024-09-13T09:10:03.014643 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia