“politics must become our religion.”
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Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians. He is best known for his 1841 book, The Essence of Christianity, which argued that God is a projection of the essential attributes of humanity. His critique of religion formed the basis for his advocacy of atheism, materialism, and sensualism. His thought served as a critical br…
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culture · German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) · anthropologist · philosopher · university teacher · writer · theologian · critic of religions · beekeeper · also Ludwig Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, Feuerbach
Born 28 July 1804 · Died 13 September 1872 · Q76422
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1872· 6 entries
Died 1872-09-13.
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“Aby wzbogacić Boga, człowiek musi stać się biednym; aby Bóg był wszystkim, człowiek musi być niczym.”
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“Can any good come out of Nazareth?" This is always the question of the wiseacres and the knowing ones. But the good, the new, comes from exactly that quarter whence it is not looked for, and is always something different from what is expected. Everything new is received with contempt, for it begins in obscurity. It becomes a power unobserved.”
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“Whenever morality is based on theology, whenever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established”
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“Materializm jest dla mnie podstawą gmachu istoty i wiedzy ludzkiej; lecz nie jest dla mnie tym, czym jest dla fizjologa, przyrodnika w węższym sensie tego słowa, np. dla Moleschotta, i czym być musi z ich stanowiska i dla ich zawodu, mianowicie samym gmachem. Oglądając się wstecz zgadzam się całkowicie z materialistami, lecz nie zgadzam się z nimi idąc naprzód”
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“Quando a moral se baseia na teologia, quando o direito depende da autoridade divina, as coisas mais imorais e injustas podem ser justificadas e impostas”
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1868· 1 entry
Read Marx's Capital with enthusiasm, and in 1870, he joined the German Social Democratic Party
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1866· 1 entry
“Spiritualism and Materialism”
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1860· 1 entry
His wife's porcelain factory went bankrupt, and at the age of fifty-six, Feuerbach found himself again without a source of income
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1851· 1 entry
As the Lectures on the Essence of Religion
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1845· 1 entry
Which marked his break with Feuerbachian materialism and anthropologism
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1843· 1 entry
Did Feuerbach become the predominant influence among them, largely through his later works
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1841· 1 entry
By his most famous and fundamental work, The Essence of Christianity
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1839· 1 entry
Published Zur Kritik der Hegelschen Philosophie (Critique of Hegelian Philosophy), marking his open break with Hegelian idealism
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1830· 1 entry
When his anonymously published first book, Thoughts on Death and Immortality, was condemned as scandalous for its attack on the concept of personal immortality
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1828· 2 entries
Earned his doctoral degree with a dissertation titled De ratione una, universali, infinita (The One, Universal, and Infinite Reason)
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Studied at University of Erlangen, Doctor of Philosophy (1826–1828).
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1826· 1 entry
Studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1824–1826).
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1825· 1 entry
After overcoming his father's objections, he matriculated in the faculty of philosophy at the University of Berlin to study directly under Hegel
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1824· 1 entry
Studied at Heidelberg University (1823–1824).
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1823· 1 entry
Where he attended lectures by the rationalist theologian H
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1804· 1 entry
Born 1804-07-28.
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