Scientific materialism

Scientific materialism, as defined by the 20th century philosophers William James and Alfred North Whitehead: "scientific materialism is the belief that physical reality, as made available to the natural sciences, is all that truly exists."[1] Elements of it existed during the Age of Enlightenment, promoted by David Hume with his empiricism school of thought, and greatly expanded upon by the French Enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire, Denis Diderot, and to a lesser extent Jean-Jacques Rousseau which formed a significant portion of the basis for the French Revolution and Reign of Terror.

## See also[edit]

* Atheism

* Evolution

* Intelligent design

* Naturalism (philosophy)

* Methodological naturalism

* Rebuttals to atheist arguments

## External links[edit]

* Naturalism in the light of reality by Robert Gurney
* Evolutionary naturalism: an ancient idea by Jerry Bergman

4 part series by Dr. J.P. Moreland on the philosophy of scientific naturalism

* The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 1
* The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 2
* The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 3
* The Summit Lecture Series: Scientific Naturalism Worldview with J.P. Moreland, part 4

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ John F. Haught, Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God and the Drama of Life, Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY, 2010, page 48