THE INFLUENCE OF FEUERBACH'S PHILOSOPHY ON MARXIST PHILOSOPHY

Marxist philosophical thought was deeply influenced by the philosophical thought of Ludwig Feuerbach, a German classical philosopher who lived at the same time as Marx. This was a period when Europe was undergoing dramatic changes, with the remarkable development of capitalism. This context has pushed the working class into a deadlock and dissatisfaction due to h poor working conditions and increasing social inequality. With his theory of labor and religious discord, Feuerbach pointed out that religion is a product of people reflecting their aspirations and pain in the real world. He emphasized that people corrupt themselves through religion, turning human values into supernatural entities, thereby creating an estrangement between people and their true nature. Feuerbach also analyzed labor discord, arguing that the division of labor and exploitation were the sources of social conflict. Marx absorbed and developed Feuerbach's ideas through the materialist dialectical method. He rejected Feuerbach's metaphysical materialism and created dialectical materialism, a theoretical system that views the development of history and society as the result of class conflicts and struggles. Marx's historical materialism explains that all social forms are built on an economic basis and that the development of productive forces leads to changes in production relations, thereby changing the entire social structure