A Materialism for the Masses : : Saint Paul and the Philosophy of Undying Life / / Ward Blanton.
Nietzsche and Freud saw Christianity as metaphysical escapism, with Nietzsche calling the religion a "Platonism for the masses" and faulting Paul the apostle for negating more immanent, material modes of thought and political solidarity. Integrating this debate with the philosophies of dif...
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