The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature (German: Differenz der demokritischen und epikureischen Naturphilosophie) is a book written by German philosopher Karl Marx as his university thesis. Completed in 1841, it was on the basis of this work that he earned his PhD.[1]: 32 The thesis is a comparative study on atomism of Democritus and Epicurus on contingency and dedicated to Marx's friend, mentor, and future father-in-law Ludwig von Westphalen. It was described[by whom?] as "a daring and original piece of work in which Marx set out to show that theology must yield to the superior wisdom of philosophy".[2] His thesis advisor was his fellow Young Hegelian and personal friend, Bruno Bauer.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Wheen, Francis (1999). Karl Marx. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-85702-637-5.
- ^ Wheen 2001, p. 32.
- ^ Levine, Norman, Marx's Discourse with Hegel, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, Chapter Three.
Books
- Wheen, Francis (2001). Karl Marx. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-85702-637-5.
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