UID:
almafu_9960117956802883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 340 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
1-139-13656-9
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Philosophy
Uniform Title:
Wesen des Christenthums.
Content:
Ludwig Feuerbach, the German philosopher and a founding member of the Young Hegelians, a group of radical thinkers influenced by G.W.F. Hegel, was an outspoken critic of religion, and the 1841 publication of this work established his reputation. In the first part of the book he examines what he calls the 'anthropological essence' of religion, and in the second he looks at its 'false or theological essence', arguing that the idea of God is a manifestation of human consciousness. These ideas provoked strong reactions in Germany, and soon other European intellectuals wanted to read Feuerbach's book. The 1843 second edition was translated by Marian Evans - who would become better known by her pen name of George Eliot - and published in Britain in 1854. Evans was influenced by Feuerbach's work, and many of his humanist ideas about religion are reflected in her novels.
Note:
Translated from the German.
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Also issued in print: 2012.
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This edition originally published: London: John Chapman, 1854.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-04031-4
Language:
English
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