Marx Wartofsky's massive study, Feuerbach (Cambridge University Press,1977), would, I think be an exception to that rule.
Jim F. -- Ralph Dumain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Expositions of Marxism have tended to limit treating Feuerbach as a thinker in his own right, but not all scholars, Marxist and non-Marxist, have imposed such limitations. I don't know whether Marx or Kierkegaard even knew of one another's existence, so I don't know what is to be said on that score in terms of the development of either. The Engels piece is interesting in various respects. I would be tempted to find it unsatisfactory, but Engels does mention the importance of the inherited concept of sacrifice. I am not so impressed with the similarities between primitive Christianity and communism, though they might hold propaganda value for many. There are many equally as important factors to consider. Hermeneutics was originally Christian, and I think this includes Schleiermacher, a contemporary of Hegel. But hermeneutics got a big boost in an extra-religious context in the person of Dilthey,a key figure in the development of 19th century thought. At 05:16 PM 9/25/2007, CeJ wrote: >One problem is Feuerbach often gets schematized as a stepping stone >from Hegel to Marx in the 'progress' of the history of thought. It >would tempting to deal with a host of other 19th century thinkers AND >Marx. For some in European traditions, it might be interesting to >re-visit Sartre, as a synthesis (put simplistically) of Marx and >Kierkegaard. > >Not looking so much at 'Marxist approaches to religion' but simply >religion and Marx at what is on the web, and I find the following of >interest: > >http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/religion/index.htm > >http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/religion/book-revelations.htm > >Still, in the Engels' piece I think we could say this is a Marxist >approach to religion (to hermeneutics, which were, as far as I know, >originally German Christian hermeneutics before the post-modern >episteme gave us things like 'Wittgenstinian approaches to >hermeneutics'). > >CJ _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
