Ludwig Feuerbach: What is the Philosophy of the Future?

For this session, we'll read and discuss Ludwig Feuerbach's Principles of the Philosophy of the Future. We'll aim to read and discuss the full essay (~100 pages), but if you are pressed for time you can focus on the later half (§31 - 65) where Feuerbach describes his vision for the Philosophy of the Future.

Feuerbach was a Young Hegelian philosopher, who is perhaps best known for his critiques of Religion, as well as his influence on Marx + Engel's historical Materialism (we'll read Marx's critique of Feuerbach in our next session). In Principles of the Philosophy of the Future, Feuerbach traces the history of modern philosophical development, culminating in his critique of Hegel's absolute idealism. He then presents his vision of materialist philosophy, which emphasizes the primacy of sensuous, material reality over Hegel's idealism.

Check out the book here.

We also have a Discord where we discuss Feuerbach and other philosophical topics—join us anytime!