Karl Marx

History is the history of class struggles.

Marxism · Materialism1818 – 1883 GermanyMaterialist philosopherEconomistCritic of religionRevolutionary

Inspirations

Ludwig Feuerbach"man makes religion"

Adam Smithpolitical economy and the labour theory of value

Démocrite subject of his doctoral thesis (1841), with Epicurus

Heirs

Antonio Gramsci cultural hegemony

Jean-Paul Sartre Marxism, "the unsurpassable philosophy of our time"

Louis Althussera "scientific" rereading of Marx

Max Weberreligion also shapes the economy

critic

Karl Popperagainst laws of history

critic

how it is computed

Closest

Pierre Kropotkine Mutual aid, as much as struggle, is a factor of evolution: sociability lies at the root of morality.

Michael Martin The arguments for God's existence fail, and there are good reasons not to believe.

Ludwig Feuerbach God is the image man makes of himself, projected outside himself.

Furthest

Tertullien Latin-writing Christian author: Christian faith has no need to pass through philosophy.

J. P. Moreland Consciousness is poorly explained by matter alone: it is evidence for God.