Grundsätze der Philosophie der Zukunft

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In his 1843 work, Grundsätze der Philosophie der Zukunft (Basic Principles of the Philosophy of the Future), Ludwig Feuerbach critiqued the abstract nature of G.W.F. Hegel's philosophy. Feuerbach argued that speculative philosophy, a form of theology, inverted reality by prioritizing abstract concepts over concrete existence. He proposed that the philosophy of the future should instead focus on the immediate, sensible, and rational individual. Feuerbach believed that human essence is reappropriated when individuals recognize their limitations and find fulfillment in others and humanity as a whole, stating, "man is the measure of reason". This humanistic approach influenced Karl Marx and others in the Hegelian school.123

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…he entitled his forthcoming book: Grundsätze der Philosophie der Zukunft (1843; “Basic Principles of the Philosophy of the Future”). In place of the immediate Absolute of Hegel, he argued, there must be substituted the immediate individual existent—corporeal, sensible, and rational. The individual’s reappropriation of himself will be possible whenever his…
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…he entitled his forthcoming book: Grundsätze der Philosophie der Zukunft (1843; “Basic Principles of the Philosophy of the Future”). In place of the immediate Absolute of Hegel, he argued, there must be substituted the immediate individual existent—corporeal, sensible, and rational. The individual’s reappropriation of himself will be possible whenever his…
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