Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy

"Feuerbach: The Roots of the Socialist Philosophy" by Friedrich Engels illuminates the intellectual landscape from which socialist thought arose. Beginning with the backdrop of the 1848 revolution, the book traces the development of socialist ideas from the Hegelian school of philosophy through the contributions and limitations of Feuerbach's work. Engels critically assesses Feuerbach's perspective, pointing out its idealism and advocating for a grounding of socialist theory and philosophy in materialism, especially in concrete human life. The work paves the way for understanding the dialectical method coupled with the materialistic interpretations of history that would define the socialist movement led by Marx and Engels.