...human-sensuous activity. VI Feuerbach resolves the religious essence into the human. But the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual....reality it is the ensemble of the social relations. Feuerbach, who does not attempt the criticism of this real essence, is consequently compelled: 1. To...

...essence of his message. In the sixth of the Theses on Feuerbach, Marx declared that "human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual....reality, it is the ensemble of the social relations." 5 I n the writings of the young Marx, then, the accent was on man; the ultimate aim of Marxian humanism...

...empirical observation, but he does not conceive the sensible world as practical, human sense activity. VI Feuerbach resolves the essence of religion into the essence of man. But the essence of man is not an abstraction inherent in each particular individual. The real nature of man is the totality of...

...activity. VI Feuerbach resolves the religious essence into the human essence. But the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual....reality it is the ensemble of the social relations. Feuerbach, who does not enter upon a criticism of this real essence, is consequently compelled: 1....

...as a bundle of his social identities, affiliations and roles. Marx's dictum that "the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual. In its reality it is the ensemble of the social relations"10 here seemed self evident. The opposition between bearer of rights and bearer of social...

..."ensemble of social relations" is, of course, that of Marx in the Theses on Feuerbach: "The human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual. In its reality it is the ensemble of social relations . . ." 22 The New Science of Giambattista Vico, trans. by Thomas Goddard Bergin and...

...presupposing "an abstract — isolated — human individual," and argues instead that "the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual....reality it is the ensemble of the social relations."" Similarly, in his famous critique of Bruno Bauer's position "on the Jewish question," Marx challenges...

...had already accused Feuerbach. In his 'Thesen iiber Feuerbach', he had written: 'the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual....reality it is the ensemble of the social relations'. In the following sections, we will concentrate on this 'ensemble' of social relations, necessary for...

...Feuerbach"): "Feuerbach resolves the religious essence into the human essence. But the human essence is no abstraction inherent in each single individual. In its reality it is the ensemble of social relations. Feuerbach, who does not enter upon a criticism of this real essence, is consequently...

...states: "Feuerbach resolves the religious essence into the human essence. But the human essence is an abstraction inherent in each single individuaL In its reality it is the ensemble of social relations."31 If one posits a human essence which precedes the action of man, one will necessarily...