religious naturalism

Why Is Emile Zola The Father Of Naturalism?

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Why Is Emile Zola The Father Of Naturalism? The best-known “proponent of naturalism” was the novelist and French art critic Émile Zola (1840–1902); he was one of the most passionate defenders of Taine’s theories, putting them to use in his novels. Zola’s foreword to his novel Thérèse Raquin (1867) became the fundamental manifesto of literary

Do Naturalists Believe God?

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Do Naturalists Believe God? Do naturalists believe God? While naturalistic psychologists deny the necessity of God in their interpretations, says Slife, theists view God as an essential element in their interpretation of the world. That difference in belief about God’s role in human life renders the two viewpoints incompatible, says Slife. What did the naturalists