Alienation. Recuperating the Classical Discussion of Marx Et Al.

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69752-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Philosophy of Education

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sørensen, Asger

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.