Marx and alienation
Subtitle: essays on Hegelian themes
By: Sean Sayers
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780230276543
Subjects: Alienation (Philosophy)
Description: "Marx and Alienation deals with depth with some of the most important philosophical assumptions of Marx's work. It sets Marx's account of alienation and its overcoming in the context of the Hegelian philosophy from which it derives, and discusses it in relation to contemporary debates and controversies. It challenges other recent accounts of Marx's theory, and shows that knowledge of Hegel's philosophy is essential for an understanding of central themes in Marx's philosophy. Marx and Alienation explains and discusses Marx's ideas in an original and accessible fashion and makes a major contribution to Marxist philosophy" -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: The concept of alienation: Hegelian themes in modern social thought; title: Creative activity and alienation in Hegel and Marx; title: The concept of labour; title: The individual and society; title: Freedom and the "realm of necessity"; title: Alienation as a critical concept; title: Private property and communism; title: The division of labour and its overcoming; title: Marx's concept of communism.