05/22/2024 – Marxism and Religion with Ben Burgis

Marxism and religion? What exactly does that look like? We’re talking with philosophy professor Ben Burgis today from Give Them An Argument. Check this out. This is TenOnReligion.

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Interview chapters:

• 0:45 Who were the Young Hegelians?
• 7:45 What is Marx’s view of religion?
• 10:53 What is the practical function of religion?
• 15:23 How is Marx’s view of religion different from Feuerbach’s?
• 19:43 What is it about material life that creates religion?
• 25:02 Marx and other ways to interpret religion
• 27:08 Marx and postmodernism
• 34:20 Can Marx’s critique of religion still apply today?

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