Marx's theory of alienation
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title:
Marx's theory of alienation
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Karl Marx's theory of alienation describes the estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes. The alienation from the self is a consequence of being a mechanistic part of a social class, the condition of which estranges a person from their humanity. The theoretical basis of alienation is that a worker invariably loses the ability to determine life and destiny when deprived of the right to
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Social theory claiming that capitalism alienates workers from their humanity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation
date created:
2003-01-31T10:35:01Z
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2024-08-30T00:26:30Z
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