Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 162 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 David Widger "Letters to Eugenia; Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices" by Holbach is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This work takes the form of a series of letters addressed to a woman named Eugenia, wherein the author seeks to liberate her from the shackles of religious dogma, arguing instead for the use of reason and philosophy as the basis for morality and understanding of the divine. At the start of the book, the correspondence begins with Eugenia expressing her distress over religious fears and anxieties that overshadow her otherwise luxurious life. Her friend, the author, responds with compassion and commitment to draw her away from superstition and towards enlightenment. He emphasizes the dangers of religious prejudice, attributing her turmoil to the harmful effects of false beliefs instilled during her education. He urges her to rely on her own understanding and reason, signaling the book's overarching goal: to provide enlightenment and foster a moral philosophy rooted in human experience rather than religious tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Christianity -- Controversial literature BL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 518891 2025-07-15T11:43:29.198108 text/html 509942 2013-01-29T09:06:18 text/html 280417 2025-07-15T11:43:37.119059 application/epub+zip 286430 2025-07-15T11:43:32.786079 application/epub+zip 242478 2025-07-15T11:43:31.535095 application/epub+zip 596826 2025-07-15T11:43:40.647071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569189 2025-07-15T11:43:36.298098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327691 2022-09-17T11:54:32.121768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465035 2025-07-15T11:43:28.793125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464682 2011-11-22T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464676 2011-11-22T14:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21129 2025-07-15T11:43:40.793040 application/rdf+xml 24860 2025-07-15T11:43:32.028093 image/jpeg 4648 2025-07-15T11:43:31.780110 image/jpeg 164760 2011-11-22T14:03:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 170195 2013-01-29T09:06:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 164712 2011-11-22T14:03:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 276503 2025-07-15T11:43:29.235139 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia