Worldview
atheism
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
- Also called unbelief
Overview
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Atheism concerns belief in gods; it does not name a single organization or institution.
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- has the branch Christian atheism atheism based on the philosophical legacy of the teachings of Jesus Christ
- includes Ludwig Feuerbach German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)
- includes Vladimir Lenin founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
- includes C. S. Lewis British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)
- includes Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher (1788-1860)
- includes Ashkenazi Jews Jewish diaspora of Central, Western and Eastern Europe
- includes Charles Manson American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
- includes David Hume Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)
- includes Democritus Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
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- includes Fridtjof Nansen Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
- includes Henri Matisse French artist (1869–1954)
- includes John Stuart Mill British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
- includes Kahina Bahloul French imam (born 1979)
- includes Leoš Janáček Czech composer (1854–1928)
- includes Lucretius 1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
- includes Mao Zedong 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
- includes Percy Bysshe Shelley British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
- includes Richard Rorty American philosopher (1931–2007)
- includes Sigmund Freud Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
- includes Slavoj Žižek Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
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