Marx’ theory of alienation is indisputably fundamental to his whole socio-economic philosophy. Marx was aware of the estrangement of the working class at the time of the Industrial Revolution which founded many of his ideals. Marx asserted that precisely when private property emerged, alienation emerged. Although Marx recognized man’s intrinsic desire for production, alienation emerges when expectations completely exceed what one is humanly capable of producing. Additionally, Marx defined alienation as the negative product of capitalist behavior, in which a worker’s being degenerates into something less than a human, and more to a mechanical machine… CLICK BELOW TO CONTINUE READING.
Alienation in Marx and Nietzsche
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I love the humanities. I studied both English and Philosophy in college. There are some thinkers and theories that make an impression on you and you have to share those theories. These ideas will be with you forever. I appreciate the dialectic theory, the constant development between two premises. I think it's the essential component to new development every day. I really like Existentialism as well. What type of Philosophy do you like? Thank you for reading. View more posts
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