Hume and Darwin
Epicurean Systems of Godless Naturalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9949381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariel Peckel (PhD University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217325100905 |
| OpenAlex | W4415692670 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Comparative scholarship on David Hume and Charles Darwin narrowly focuses on the irreligious implications of their thought for intelligent design metaphysics. I frame their contributions to a perennial system of godless naturalism , exposited in antiquity by Epicurean philosophy, which is not reducible to intellectual influence but stems from shared commitments to the naturalist horizon of inquiry itself. From Epicurus and Lucretius to Hume and Darwin, this system is rediscovered and progressively refined, advancing at each stage a materialist metaphysics and evolutionary anthropology of morals that, together, obviate the explanatory need for and practical value of God in nature and human conduct
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |