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From Revelation to Revolution: The Critique of Religion in Kant and Marx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Lea Ypi
Lea Ypi*
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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Email: L.L.Ypi@lse.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article examines Kant’s and Marx’s analysis of religion in its relation to human emancipation. It highlights some important affinities in their accounts of human nature and their critique of religious authority including: the emphasis on freedom as distinguishing human beings from other species, the relation between moral and political progress, the critique of revealed religion, the role of political community and the importance of ethical community to achieve moral emancipation.

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religionKantMarxevilfreedomalienation

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Kantian Review , Volume 22 , Special Issue 4: Special Issue on Kant and Marx , December 2017 , pp. 661 - 681
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