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The Jewish Question
The Jewish Question is an 1843 book by German historian
and theologian Bruno Bauer, written and published in
References
German (original title Die Judenfrage).[1] [1] Bruno Bauer: Die Judenfrage (The Jewish Question)
Bauer argued that Jews can achieve political eman- Braunschweig 1843
cipation only if they relinquish their particular religious [2] Bruno Bauer: “Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden
consciousness, since political emancipation requires a und Christen, frei zu werden″ (“The Capacity of
secular state, which he assumes does not leave any Present-day Jews and Christians to Become Free″),
"space" for social identities such as religion. According to in: Einundzwanzig Bogen aus der Schweiz, edited by
Bauer, such religious demands are incompatible with the Georg Herwegh, Zürich and Winterthur, 1843, pp.
idea of the "Rights of Man." True political emancipation, 56-71.
for Bauer, requires the abolition of religion.
In his commentary On The Jewish Question also pub-
lished in 1843, Karl Marx criticizes Bauer’s book as well
External links
as “Die Fähigkeit der heutigen Juden und Christen, frei zu • Bruno Bauer (1809-1882), Encyclopædia Britannica
werden″ (“The Capacity of Present-day Jews and Chris- (1911)
tians to Become Free″).[2] • Bruno Bauer, Jewish Encyclopedia (1901–1906)
See also
• Jewish question
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