Essay Archive - Materialism vs Idealism
Materialism vs Idealism
History tells us very little of Titus Lucretius Carus, but one can see
from reading his work that he has a strong dislike towards religious
superstition, which he claims is the root of human fear and in turn the
cause of impious acts. Although he does not deny the existence of a god,
his work is aimed at proving that the world is not guided or controlled by
a divinity. Lucretius asserts that matter exists in the form of atoms,
which move around the universe in an empty space. This empty space, or
vacuity, allows for the movement of the atoms and without it everything
would be one mass....
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