Fascinating Similarities: Comparing Frances Power Cobbe and Karl Marx

In this paper I compare various aspects of the philosophies of Frances Power Cobbe and Karl Marx, with a focus on their arguments regarding religion and science. I argue that while these two philosophers begin from radically different ideological standpoints, they still share fascinating areas of overlap that deserve attention and can shed new light on aspects of each of their philosophies. This paper is heavy on evaluation as a tool to recover the ignored philosophy of Cobbe, showing that her works have value despite their omission from the traditional philosophical canon. I argue that by comparing Cobbe as a neglected figure to a well-known figure such as Marx, not only do we gain insight into the complex ideas of Cobbe by choosing a well-known foundation on which to base our analysis, but at the same time we also establish her relevance to modern discourse.