Dear Jim, you are right in saying that Feuerbach should be taken in his own rights and not merely as a transitory figure. But on the other hand he paved the way for Marx and recognised by his move to social democracy that his philosophy had in may ways a transitory character. So for example he recognised towards end of his life that the answer to the question, what is happiness, should be answered from political economy's point of view. And in this connection he reffered explicitly to Marx's Capital. Feuerbach's materialist critique of Hegel is a rationalist one. Many people, some of whom you mention, tried to turn his critique into an irrationalist one.
DG. -----Ursprüngliche Mitteilung----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu Verschickt: Do., 27. Sept. 2007, 13:51 Thema: Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Religion & Marx Feuerbach as many people here are probably aware was, despite or perhaps even because of his atheism, an important influence on 20th century theology. People like Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Martin Buber, and Paul Tillich all wrote about and wrestled with Feuerbach's critique of Christianity and religion. On the secularist side of the fence, both Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud were very much influenced by Feuerbach as well. It's a vulgar mistake to take Feuerbach as simply a transitional figure from Hegel to Marx. Jim F. -- CeJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Religion & Marx This might be on the bibliographies, I haven't checked. At any rate, this ten page article looks to take an interesting approach. I don't have a copy though. This is the cheapest (USD 25.00) online price I could find for this article. But as I said, it would be tempting to work out an understanding of Marx not only up against Feuerbach but with some other contemporaries. So we get this paper on F, M and Bloch. A far different but interesting approach for me would be a reconciliation of socialism and Islamist movements, such as Hezbollah and the Sadrist Resistance in Iraq. The US and much of Europe under the tutelage of the hegemon have taken the world down a path to hell in this regard. CJ ------------------------------- http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713994384~db=all Religion and communism: Feuerbach, Marx and Bloch Author: Vincent Geoghegan DOI: 10.1080/1084877042000306352 Publication Frequency: 7 issues per year Published in: journal The European Legacy, Volume 9, Issue 5 October 2004 , pages 585 - 595 Subjects: European History; European Studies; Philosophy; Formats available: PDF (English) Purchase Article: US$25.00 - buy now buy now add to cart buy now [ show other buying options ] Abstract Whilst Marx made scattered positive remarks about the details of communist society, he also made important negative indications. Religion features in this negativity: his critique of religion is withering, there is no mention of religious life in communism, and he is emphatic that religion will play no role in such a society. For Marx, one of the tangible freedoms of communism was freedom from religion. The critique of religion is fundamentally inscribed in the very genesis of Marx's thought, and Feuerbach is crucial to understanding Marx's strictures on religion. Yet Feuerbach also figures in Ernst Bloch's very positive approach to religion, which argues that communism involves the freedom to be religious, in the sense of opening up oneself and society to the gold-bearing seams of the religious experience. This essay explores how such different conceptions of the relationship between religion and communism both draw sustenance from Feuerbach. --------------------- MLA style citation: Geoghegan, Vincent. "Religion and communism: Feuerbach, Marx and Bloch" The European Legacy 9.5 (2004). 25 Sep. 2007 <http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/1084877042000306352> _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Bei AOL gibt's jetzt kostenlos eMail für alle. Klicken Sie auf AOL.de um heraus zu finden, was es sonst noch kostenlos bei AOL gibt. _______________________________________________ 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
