Ludwig Feuerbach Quotes on Truth
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German anthropological philosopher and one of the most influential of the Young Hegelians. This page collects quotes attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Ludwig Feuerbach:
“Theology is anthropology.”
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“To theology, … only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred.”
Lectures on the Essence of Religion(1851) | Lecture II, R. Manheim, trans. (1967), p. 11 -
“The present age... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.”
The Essence of Christianity(1841) -
“I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.”
The Essence of Christianity(1841)