Luxury, Mystification, and Oppressive Power in d’Holbach’s Philosophical Writings

Luxury is one of the main polemic targets of Baron d’Holbach. It brings one to run after imaginary needs they cannot fulfill, dooming them to live an unhappy, grim life. This critical view of luxury is no news and was shared by many others philosophes. In this paper, however, I argue that in d’Holba...

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Main Author: Enrico Galvagni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aperio 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Philosophy
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Online Access:https://jmphil.org/article/id/2089/
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