Transcendental Materialism as a Theoretical Orientation to the Study of Religion

Transcendental materialism is a philosophical perspective that uses German Idealism, Marxism, psychoanalysis and natural science to offer a materialist account of subjectivity and culture. This essay compares this philosophical framework with recent work in the study of religion (Manuel Vásquez) and...

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Published in:Method & theory in the study of religion
Main Author: Lynch, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770-1831 / Materialism / Transcendental philosophy / Religious philosophy
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Hegel philosophy of religion materialism
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Summary:Transcendental materialism is a philosophical perspective that uses German Idealism, Marxism, psychoanalysis and natural science to offer a materialist account of subjectivity and culture. This essay compares this philosophical framework with recent work in the study of religion (Manuel Vásquez) and philosophy of religion (Kevin Schilbrack and Thomas A. Lewis). While transcendental materialism has until now been unconcerned with religion, it offers parallels with this recent work. It differs, however, in its specific understanding of the material dimension of the dialectical relationship between abstraction/conceptuality and practice/embodiment.
ISSN:1570-0682
Contains:In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341387