Marx's theory of alienation
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- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Marx's theory of alienation''' (''Entfremdung'' in [[German language|German]]), as expressed in the writings of [[young Marx|young Karl Marx]], refers to the separation of things that naturally belong together, or to antagonism between things that are properly in harmony. In the concept's most important use, it refers to the [[wikt:alienate|alienation]] of people from aspects of their "human nature" (''Gattungswesen'', usually translated as 'species-essence' or 'species-being'). Marx believed that alienation is a systematic result of capitalism. His theory relies on [[Ludwig Feuerbach|Feuerbach's]] ''[[The Essence of Christianity]]'' (1841), which argues that the idea of God has alienated the characteristics of the [[human being]]. [[Stirner]] would take the analysis further in ''[[The Ego and Its Own]]'' (1844), declaring that even 'humanity' is an alienating ideal for the individual, to which Marx responded in ''[[The German Ideology]]'' (1845).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] |
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Marx's theory of alienation (Entfremdung in German), as expressed in the writings of young Karl Marx, refers to the separation of things that naturally belong together, or to antagonism between things that are properly in harmony. In the concept's most important use, it refers to the alienation of people from aspects of their "human nature" (Gattungswesen, usually translated as 'species-essence' or 'species-being'). Marx believed that alienation is a systematic result of capitalism. His theory relies on Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity (1841), which argues that the idea of God has alienated the characteristics of the human being. Stirner would take the analysis further in The Ego and Its Own (1844), declaring that even 'humanity' is an alienating ideal for the individual, to which Marx responded in The German Ideology (1845).[1] [Apr 2007]