Thoughts on Death and Immortality: From the Papers of a Thinker, along with an Appendix of Theological Satirical Epigrams, Edited by One of his Friends
Never translated before, 'Thoughts on Death and Immortality' was the first published work of Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872). The scandal created by portrayal of Christianity as an egoistic and inhumane religion cost the young Hegelian his job and, to some extent, his career. Joining philosophical argument to epigram, lyric, and satire, the work has three central arguments: first, a straightforward denial of the Christian belief in personal immortality; second, a plea for recognition of the...
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Never translated before, 'Thoughts on Death and Immortality' was the first published work of Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872). The scandal created by portrayal of Christianity as an egoistic and inhumane religion cost the young Hegelian his job and, to some extent, his career. Joining philosophical argument to epigram, lyric, and satire, the work has three central arguments: first, a straightforward denial of the Christian belief in personal immortality; second, a plea for recognition of the inexhaustible quality of the only life we have; and third, a derisive assault on the posturings and hypocrisies of the professional theologians of nineteenth-century Germany.
AcknowledgmentsviiIntroductionixFeuerbach's Response to the Challenges of His DayxiBiographical NotesxviiiThe Purpose and Style of Thoughts on DeathxxiThe Argument: Negating Traditional Christian ConceptsxxviReflectionsxxxiiA Note on the TranslationxliThoughts on Death and Immortality1Editor's Foreword3I17God19IITime, Space, Life48IIISpirit, Consciousness107Epigrams175Notes to the Introduction253Notes to Thoughts on Death and Immortality256Notes to the Epigrams258
