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Ludwig Feuerbach Quotes

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German anthropological philosopher and one of the most influential of the Young Hegelians. After training under Hegel at Berlin and a brief university career cut short by the publication of his early Thoughts on Death and Immortality, he spent most of his life as a private scholar in rural Bavaria. The quotes below are attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach, organized by topic.

Ludwig Feuerbach on God

  • Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:

    “Theology is anthropology.”

  • Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:

    “God is the projection of the human heart.”

  • Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:

    “What yesterday was still religion is no longer such today.”

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Ludwig Feuerbach on Love

  • Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:

    “Friendship is the highest form of religion.”

Ludwig Feuerbach on Nature

  • Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:

    “Man is what he eats.”