Ludwig Feuerbach (Author of The Essence of Christianity)

Ludwig Feuerbach


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in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
July 28, 1804

Died
September 13, 1872

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Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (July 28, 1804 – September 13, 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist best known for his book The Essence of Christianity, which provided a critique of Christianity which strongly influenced generations of later thinkers, including both Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Feuerbach was the fourth son of the eminent jurist Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, brother of mathematician Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach and uncle of painter Anselm Feuerbach. An associate of Left Hegelian circles, Feuerbach advocated liberalism, atheism and materialism. Many of his philosophical writings offered a critical analysis of religion. His thought was influential in the development of dialectical materialism, where he is ofte
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“As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.”
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“I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.”
Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity

“Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established.”
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