In this paper, I recount the critique made by Deleuze and Foucault of Feuerbach’s humanist philosophy and attempt to show where they fail to grasp its truly innovative character that allows us not only to understand better the transition from Hegel to Nietzsche on the topic of the Death of God, but also to avoid the condemnation of humanism as an outdated standpoint.
Keywords: Post-Structuralism, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Foucault, humanism, Deleuze, philosophical anthropology, death of God