A Materialism for the Masses: Saint Paul and the Philosophy of Undying Life

by Ward Blanton

Book Overview

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 difference espoused by Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ward Blanton argues that genealogical interventions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231166915
• ISBN13: 9780231166911
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher