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Thoughts on Death and Immortality: From the Papers of a Thinker, along with an Appendix of Theological Satirical Epigrams, Edited by One of his Friends

By Ludwig Feuerbach

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520906471
DOI
10.1525/9780520906471
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16958754 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
263\310
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 15:02:54

Description

Never translated before, 'Thoughts on Death and Immortality' was the first published work of Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872). The scandal created by portrayal of Christianity as an egoistic and inhumane religion cost the young Hegelian his job and, to some extent, his career. Joining philosophical argument to epigram, lyric, and satire, the work has three central arguments: first, a straightforward denial of the Christian belief in personal immortality; second, a plea for recognition of the inexhaustible quality of the only life we have; and third, a derisive assault on the posturings and hypocrisies of the professional theologians of nineteenth-century Germany.

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