Herman Philipse wrote a manifesto defending this position. A philosopher most famous for defending this position held a salon which Jean-Jacques Rousseau called his "coterie," and may be the basis for the character of Wolmar in Rousseau's Julie.
Herman Philipse wrote a manifesto defending this position. A philosopher most famous for defending this position held a salon which Jean-Jacques Rousseau called his "coterie," and may be the basis for the character of Wolmar in Rousseau's Julie. The fact that he held this position is practically all that we know about the ancient Greek philosopher Diagoras. This position was famously laid out in the book The System of (*) Nature, by the Baron d'Holbach. Johann Gottlieb Fichte was forced to resign from Jena after being accused of holding this position. The so-called "Four Horsemen" who are famous for defending this position include Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens. For 10 points, name this philosophical position, which holds that deities do not exist.
Herman Philipse wrote a manifesto defending this position. A philosopher most famous for defending this position held a salon which Jean-Jacques Rousseau called his "coterie," and may be the basis for the character of Wolmar in Rousseau's Julie.
atheism [prompt on "anti-religion" or similar answers; prompt on "materialism"] 