A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Hodge, Charles, 1797–1878 • SECTION 13

ANTI-THEISTIC THEORIES.

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§ 1. What is Meant by Anti-Theism. — Atheism 241

§ 2. Polytheism 243

§ 3. Hylozoism 245

§4. Materialism 246

Doctrine of Epicurus. — Materialism in England during the Eight- eenth Century. — Locke. — Hartley. — Priestley. — Materialism in France during the Eighteenth Century. — Positivism . . 254

Scientific Materialism. — Leading Principles 262

Correlation of Physical and Vital Forces 264

Correlation of Physical and JMental Forces 271

Arguments against Materialism. — 1. Materialism Contradicts the

Facts of Consciousness 276

2. Contradicts the Truths of Reason 280

3. Inconsistent with the Facts of Experience .... 282

4. Materialism Atheistic 284

5. The Materialistic Argument from Analogy invalid . . 285 Direct Argument against the Theory of the Correlation of Physical,

Vital, and Mental Forces 291

§ 5. Pantheism. — Its three Principal Forms 299

General Principles of the System 300

History of Pantheism 309

Brahrainical Pantheism . . . . 309

Original Religion of the Hindoos Pantheistic. — Relation of the

Hindoo Pantheism to Polytheism. — Its Effect upon Religion . 313

Its Effect upon Social Life 315

Grecian Pantheism. — Ionic School. — Eleatic School . . 319

Stoics. — Plato's Doctrine 322

Aristotle 326

Mediaeval Pantheism 828

Neo-Platonists. — John Scotus Erigena. — Modern Pantheism . 330

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