Marx’s Theses on Feuerbach reject separating theory from practice

Evidence

See in particular the first five of the Theses , in which Marx criticises Feuerbach for epistemologically separating theory from practice, contemplation from action, etc. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2580

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Names the exact source of the theory-practice unity that Gramsci’s philosophy-of-praxis depends on; worth a pointer back to the primary text.
  • XREF: Connects to the Islamophobia-module vocabulary on ideology and hegemony, where ‘separating contemplation from action’ is the error Gramsci accuses positivism and Crocean idealism of committing. — connects to: Marx criticized Feuerbach for separating theory from practice; Marx’s Second Thesis on Feuerbach locates truth as a practical, not theoretical, question — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1675; Marx exceeded Feuerbach by grounding human essence in social relations. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 327 (+1 more)
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Marx criticized Feuerbach for separating theory from practice; Marx’s Second Thesis on Feuerbach locates truth as a practical, not theoretical, question — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1675; Marx exceeded Feuerbach by grounding human essence in social relations. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 327 (+1 more)

Broader Connections