Ludwig Feuerbach

Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Feuerbach
	Portrait of Feuerbach published in Die Gartenlaube, 1872
Born	Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach; 28 July 1804; Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria
Died	13 September 1872 (aged 68); Rechenberg near Nuremberg, German Empire
Education	University of Heidelberg; University of Berlin; University of Erlangen; (Ph.D./Dr. phil. habil., 1828)
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Anthropological materialism; Secular humanism; Young Hegelians (1820s)
Theses	De infinitate, unitate, atque, communitate, rationis (On the Infinitude, Unity, and Universality of Reason) (July 1828); De ratione una, universali, infinita (The One, Universal, and Infinite Reason) (November 1828);
Main interests	Philosophy of religion
Notable ideas	All theological concepts as the reifications of anthropological concepts
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Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈfɔʏɐbax]; 28 July 1804 – 13 September 1872) was a German anthropologist and philosopher, best known for his book The Essence of Christianity, which provided a critique of Christianity that strongly influenced generations of later thinkers, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Mikhail Bakunin, Richard Wagner, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

An associate of Young Hegelian circles, Feuerbach advocated atheism and anthropological materialism. Many of his philosophical writings offered a critical analysis of religion. His thought was influential in the development of historical materialism, where he is often recognized as a bridge between Hegel and Marx.

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