Naturalism (philosophy)

thumb|Roman Epicurus bust Epicureanism, less commonly Epicurism, is a school of philosophy founded in 307 BCE and based upon the teachings of Epicurus, an ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus was an atomist and materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to religious scepticism and a general attack on superstition and divine intervention. Epicureanism was originally a challenge to Platonism, and its main opponent later became Stoicism. It is a form of hedonism insofar as it declares pleasure to be its sole intrinsic goal. However, the concept that the absence of p

belief that only natural laws, entities and forces operate in the universe

Scientism is the belief that science and the scientific method are the best or only way to render truth about the world and reality.

work by David Hume

philosophical worldview rejecting 'supernatural or supernaturalism' and holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences

metaethical position

consciousness permanently ceases upon death

observation of a subject in its natural habitat without any manipulation by the observer

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belief that natural wholes are composed of parts lacking any intrinsic relationship to each other

attempt at seeing pantheism with science

the proposition that human minds are constitutionally incapable of solving certain perennial philosophical problems

philosophical argument asserting a problem with believing both evolution and philosophical naturalism simultaneously

an approach to the mind–body problem proposed by John Searle, that mental phenomena are higher-level features of the brain caused by neurobiological processes

collection of philosophic views concerned with the theory of knowledge that emphasize the role of natural scientific methods

theory in sociology

belief that a deity exists (or must exist) independent of the teaching or revelation of any particular religion

meta-ethical view