Marxism synthesizes the Reformation plus the French Revolution into a unified theory
Evidence
The Reformation and Counter-Reformation, alike, represent the rebellion of less civilized nations against the intellectual domination of Italy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1929 (
#responds-to, via linked claim)
This conviction, dearly and bloodily bought, that there are many ways to truth, changed the intellectual and political life of Europe, so that in 1717, when the bicentenary of Luther nailing his theses to the church door came round and new broadsheets were produced, the whole continent was well on the way to a revolution just as profound as the Reformation and, in many ways, a consequence of it – the Enlightenment. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1313 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Gramsci frames Marxism as a Reformation uniting philosophy and politics; The Protestant Reformation led to the Enlightenment — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1313; The Reformation and Counter-Reformation represented the less civilized nations rebelling against Italian intellectual domination. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1929 (+1 more)
Related
- Gramsci frames Marxism as a Reformation uniting philosophy and politics (similarity 0.92)
- The Reformation and Counter-Reformation represented the less civilized nations rebelling against Italian intellectual domination. (similarity 0.86)
- The Protestant Reformation led to the Enlightenment (similarity 0.80)
- The French Enlightenment was a popular reformation that grounded the nation (similarity 0.78)
- Modern socialist revolution inverts the temporal structure of the French Revolution paradigm (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Gramsci frames Marxism as a Reformation uniting philosophy and politics
#corroborates(0.92) - The Reformation and Counter-Reformation represented the less civilized nations rebelling against Italian intellectual domination.
#responds-to(0.74) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1929 - The Protestant Reformation led to the Enlightenment
#expands(0.72) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1313