This paper will argue that Karl Marx and Jean-Luc Nancy have distinct theories about religion and god. I will be examining the text, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 by Karl Marx, and God, Justice, Love, Beauty by Jean-Luc Nancy. First of all, I will be defining the three types of alienation theorized by Karl Marx, object alienation, subject alienation, and species alienation. Moreover I will expound Marx’s argument about religion and how it connects to alienation. In addition to this, I will justify Nancy’s new argument about religion and god in which he calls this new theory ‘the opening.’ Furthermore I will argument Marx’s criticism about religion and god with Nancy 's theory about religion and god. Hence it will conclude that
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He argues, “There are thus many heavens [cieux], as if to indicate the extreme or utmost nature of the highest heaven, the highest heavenly region” Nancy proclaims this type of heaven comes in reference to paintings and altitude, the heaven above ground. On the other hand, he asserts, “ “in heaven” has to do with god, with the realm of god, which what is divine.” The arguments that this type of heaven is in reference to religion in which where god lives. Nancy also claims in correlation to both heavens they will always be the highest, the most elevated, the heaven that is lifted up above the earth. Thus Nancy contends that idea of heaven [le ciel] as often being misunderstood by many. For Nancy, when religions speak of heaven [le ciel] they are not speaking of what is up above. Nancy concludes that for the religious sense of heaven, it means that there is no other means a place very different from the universe. There is no other side of the universe who or location on the world that can locate god because in this world if he existed we would be able to categorize him. ON the other hand Marx speaks about religion as being a by product of alienation. Marx argues that the reason for religion is to alleviate the ongoing fight between the capital and the labour and the feeling of being …show more content…
Marx asserts that alienation gives rise to religions in order to subside the battle between the worker and the capital. Though Nancy’s theory of religion arguments the existence of god. Nancy asserts that many have misinterpreted god as being real. He argues that god is not real. For Nancy god does not exist because he is not something or someone who can be located anywhere in the world. Thus Nancy categorizes goad as being an idea that cannot be located somewhere. consequently Nancy and Marx have different arguments about religion and god. Marx for instance believes in a god in which is created through alienation. on the other had Nancy asserts that god is not a creation, rather an idea that cannot be
He argues, “There are thus many heavens [cieux], as if to indicate the extreme or utmost nature of the highest heaven, the highest heavenly region” Nancy proclaims this type of heaven comes in reference to paintings and altitude, the heaven above ground. On the other hand, he asserts, “ “in heaven” has to do with god, with the realm of god, which what is divine.” The arguments that this type of heaven is in reference to religion in which where god lives. Nancy also claims in correlation to both heavens they will always be the highest, the most elevated, the heaven that is lifted up above the earth. Thus Nancy contends that idea of heaven [le ciel] as often being misunderstood by many. For Nancy, when religions speak of heaven [le ciel] they are not speaking of what is up above. Nancy concludes that for the religious sense of heaven, it means that there is no other means a place very different from the universe. There is no other side of the universe who or location on the world that can locate god because in this world if he existed we would be able to categorize him. ON the other hand Marx speaks about religion as being a by product of alienation. Marx argues that the reason for religion is to alleviate the ongoing fight between the capital and the labour and the feeling of being …show more content…
Marx asserts that alienation gives rise to religions in order to subside the battle between the worker and the capital. Though Nancy’s theory of religion arguments the existence of god. Nancy asserts that many have misinterpreted god as being real. He argues that god is not real. For Nancy god does not exist because he is not something or someone who can be located anywhere in the world. Thus Nancy categorizes goad as being an idea that cannot be located somewhere. consequently Nancy and Marx have different arguments about religion and god. Marx for instance believes in a god in which is created through alienation. on the other had Nancy asserts that god is not a creation, rather an idea that cannot be