“Christianity has spiritualised the egoism of Judaism into subjectivity (though … this subjectivity is again expressed as pure egoism), has changed the desire for earthly happiness, the goal of the Israelite religion, into the longing for heavenly bliss, which is the goal of Christianity.”
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Essence of Christianity
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Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Feuerbach, a prominent German philosopher born on July 28, 1804, and died on September 13, 1872. He was a significant figure in the German classical philosophy and had a profound impact on the birth of Marxist philosophy. more
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