Alienation. Recuperating the Classical Discussion of Marx et al.
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2024
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-69752-2 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-69752-2 (ISBN)
Fortunately, alienation has returned to the agenda of critical thought. Discussing the idea that alienation is implied by capitalism rather than human existence, it is argued Marx’s original idea of alienation still has critical as well as educational and political potential.
Nowadays alienation is naturally discussed as an existential condition of human beings, but in the 20th century, a strong Marxist current claimed alienation to be implied by capitalism, in particular by private property and the social division of labor. Alienation should therefore be criticized as part of the critique of capitalism and political economy, and might therefore also possibly be overcome. Today, under the hegemony of neo-liberal capitalism, the basic logic of Marx’s idea of alienation is more relevant than ever, having, as is argued in this book, critical social as well as constructive pedagogical and political potential.
Nowadays alienation is naturally discussed as an existential condition of human beings, but in the 20th century, a strong Marxist current claimed alienation to be implied by capitalism, in particular by private property and the social division of labor. Alienation should therefore be criticized as part of the critique of capitalism and political economy, and might therefore also possibly be overcome. Today, under the hegemony of neo-liberal capitalism, the basic logic of Marx’s idea of alienation is more relevant than ever, having, as is argued in this book, critical social as well as constructive pedagogical and political potential.
Asger Sørensen, mag. art. (1992) and Ph.D. (1999), University of Copenhagen, is Associate Professor in pedagogical philosophy at Aarhus University. He has published extensively on pedagogical, social, political, and moral philosophy. He currently serves as president of the Danish Philosophical Association.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Abstract
Keyword
1 Introduction
2 Situating the Argument: Capitalism, History, and Politics
3 Scrutinizing the Basic Concepts
4 Revisiting Twentieth-Century Marxist Controversies
5 Criticizing Alienation as a Capitalist Pathology
6 Overcoming Alienation: Revolution, Reform, and Education
7 Conclusion
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.04.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Philosophy of Education |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 262 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-69752-7 / 9004697527 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-69752-2 / 9789004697522 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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