Eugen Karl Dühring (January 12, 1833 - September 21, 1921), was a philosopher and economist, and supporter of capitalism. He was lecturer in Berlin, but lost his position at the university as a result of a conflict with the authorities.

Dühring represented an inconsistent form of materialism due to prejudice in favour of idealism. He was a violent opponent of dialectics, Marxism, and was anti-Semitic.

He is chiefly remembered because of Engels's criticism of his views in Anti-Dühring: Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science. Engels wrote his Anti-Dühring in opposition to Dühring's ideas on science, which had found some disciples among the German Social Democrats.

"Heroic materialism" characterized Dühring's philosophy. He attacked capitalism, Marxism, organized Christianity and Judaism. Had it not been for his blindness he may very well have played a much more important role in German politics.

Works

• Kritische Geschichte der allgemeinen Principien der Mechanik
• Kritische Geschichte der Nationalökonomie und des Sozialismus
• Cursus der Philosophie als streng wissenschaftlicher Weltanschauung und Lebensgestaltung

Source

• MIA Glossary of People, under the GFDL.

External links

• Anti-Dühring by Frederick Engels

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