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The Stanford Encyclopedia of [[Philosophy]] declares concerning '''Atomism''':

The Stanford Encyclopedia of [[Philosophy]] declares concerning '''Atomism''':

{{cquote|This Atomist natural philosophy eschewed teleological explanation and denied [[creationism|divine intervention or design]], regarding every composite of [[Atom|atoms]] as produced purely by material interactions of bodies, and accounting for the perceived properties of macroscopic bodies as produced by these same [[Chemical bond|atomic interactions]]. Atomists formulated views on [[ethics]], [[theology]], [[Politics|political]] philosophy and epistemology consistent with this physical system. This powerful and consistent materialism, somewhat modified from its original form by [[Epicurus]], persisted as the chief competitor to the teleological natural philosophies of the Peripatetics, Stoics and Platonists.<ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atomism-ancient/</ref>}}

{{cquote|This Atomist natural philosophy eschewed teleological explanation and denied [[creationism|divine intervention or design]], regarding every composite of [[atom]]s as produced purely by material interactions of bodies, and accounting for the perceived properties of macroscopic bodies as produced by these same [[Chemical bond|atomic interactions]]. Atomists formulated views on [[ethics]], [[theology]], [[Politics|political]] philosophy and epistemology consistent with this physical system. This powerful and consistent materialism, somewhat modified from its original form by [[Epicurus]], persisted as the chief competitor to the teleological natural philosophies of the Peripatetics, Stoics and Platonists.<ref>http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atomism-ancient/</ref>}}

== Notes ==

== Notes ==

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[[Category: Atheism]]

[[Category:Atheism]]