Theses on Feuerbach

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manuscript philosophical work

Theses on Feuerbach is a brief but influential set of eleven philosophical notes by Karl Marx that critiques Ludwig Feuerbach’s materialism and lays groundwork for Marx’s theory of praxis.

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Label	Occurrences
Eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach	1
First Thesis on Feuerbach	1
Theses on Feuerbach canonical	1

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Target entity: Theses on Feuerbach
Context triple: [Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy, relatedWork, Theses on Feuerbach]

A. Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
B. The German Ideology
The German Ideology is a foundational philosophical work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that develops their materialist conception of history and critiques contemporary German philosophy and ideology.
C. Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 are early writings by Karl Marx in which he develops his critique of capitalism, alienation, and political economy from a humanist and philosophical perspective.
D. Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
E. The Poverty of Philosophy
The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Theses on Feuerbach
Target entity description: Theses on Feuerbach is a brief but influential set of eleven philosophical notes by Karl Marx that critiques Ludwig Feuerbach’s materialism and lays groundwork for Marx’s theory of praxis.

A. Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
B. The German Ideology
The German Ideology is a foundational philosophical work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that develops their materialist conception of history and critiques contemporary German philosophy and ideology.
C. Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 are early writings by Karl Marx in which he develops his critique of capitalism, alienation, and political economy from a humanist and philosophical perspective.
D. Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
E. The Poverty of Philosophy
The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	manuscript ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ
addresses	relationship between subject and object ⓘ role of human activity in knowledge ⓘ social character of human essence ⓘ
aimsAt	linking theory and practice ⓘ redefining materialism as practical-critical activity ⓘ
author	Karl Marx ⓘ
centralConcept	human emancipation ⓘ praxis ⓘ revolutionary practice ⓘ sensuous human activity ⓘ social relations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
criticizes	Ludwig Feuerbach ⓘ contemplative materialism ⓘ idealism ⓘ traditional materialism ⓘ
dateWritten	1845 ⓘ
editor	Friedrich Engels ⓘ
famousFor	eleventh thesis ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1888 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy ⓘ
form	aphoristic notes ⓘ
genre	philosophy ⓘ
hasPart	Eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach ⓘ linked to: Theses on Feuerbach First Thesis on Feuerbach ⓘ linked to: Theses on Feuerbach
influenced	Marxism ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ critical theory ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ
influencedBy	German idealism ⓘ Hegelian philosophy ⓘ Ludwig Feuerbach ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
length	brief ⓘ
mainSubject	Marxist theory ⓘ critique of Ludwig Feuerbach ⓘ materialism ⓘ praxis ⓘ
notableQuote	The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. ⓘ
numberOfTheses	11 ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	critical materialism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Marxist philosophy ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ
posthumouslyPublished	true ⓘ
relatedWork	Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 ⓘ The German Ideology ⓘ
writtenInCity	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium

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Referenced by (3)

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Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy → relatedWork → Theses on Feuerbach ⓘ

Theses on Feuerbach → hasPart → First Thesis on Feuerbach ⓘ

linked to: Theses on Feuerbach

Theses on Feuerbach → hasPart → Eleventh Thesis on Feuerbach ⓘ