Lucas and Joel discuss Karl Marx’s “On the Jewish Question” from 1843 in the second of two episodes recorded together in Highland Park, CA over the holiday break. They consider whether Marx is committed to thinking that slavery is only unethical in capitalism or feudalism, what importance religion has, if any, to Marx’s understanding of economy and political structures, and whether Feuerbach and Marx ultimately have the same or different projects.

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