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A Look at Karl Marx's Alienation, 2002.
A critical examination of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.
1,885 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 1 source, $ 60.95
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In this essay the author goes head to head with Karl Marx?s view of alienation. The contradictions which Marx makes on alienation of labor are pointed out and used to figure out what conception of the human essence Marx uses to rest his theory on. The author points out flaws in Marx?s essay and offers alternative solutions.
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"Karl Marks who lived between 1818 and 1883 wrote the Estrange Labor manuscript in 1844. Being only 26 years of age he challenges the works of the great philosopher Hegel. In his manuscript he considered himself to be a young Hegelian philosopher. Marx explains his beliefs on what he believes to be the key elements of estranged labor, mainly alienation from nature, alienation from product of labor, alienation from the activity of labor, and alienation from species. Hegel believed that trough the use of labor to create objects we could satisfy our bodily needs. He believed that our reason allowed for criticism to improve upon the objects, which allowed the mind to evolve toward pure reason and ultimately freedom. Hegel also noted that freedom was the essence of freedom. Marx does not completely agree with Hegel because he felt his theory was too abstract and ignored important concepts of social organization for production. Marx believes that philosophy in the past had mystified the real contradictions of human existence."
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Karl Marx and Alienation, 2002.
An overview of the socialogist, Karl Marx's Theory of Alienation.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper explains Marx's theory of alienation and shows how it helps to understand Marx's analysis of contradictions in capitalist relations of production.
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Marx and Alienation, 2007.
An analysis of the theory of alienation in the philosophy of Karl Marx.
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper analyzes the crucial aspects of Karl Marx's description of alienation within his social theory. It looks at how, by analyzing the differing aspects of human nature, Marx defines the separation of "natural" things from each other or that develop an antagonism toward one anther in social harmony. It shows how this provides evidence that Marx's theory of alienation is still valid, which in turn provides evidence for the commonly used materialist definitions of "human nature" within modern society.
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"The social and economic perspectives of alienation to be effective within society directly relates to how class division forces the proletariat to become mere commodities. Marx had defined in his "Theses on Feuerbach" that the bourgeois seek to create a religious or mythic definition of human nature, but this form of alienation must translate into productivity and labor. Through the use of capital, the separation of the working classes within that of the bourgeois is part of the materialization of the abstraction of human nature. "
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Karl Marx's Concept of Alienation, 1973.
This paper discusses the concept of alienation as developed by Karl Marx.
4,050 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 9 sources, $ 135.95
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"Within the immense temporo-historical dimensions encompassed by his writing, Marx's development of the concept of alienation proceeds along two organically inseparable paths; and down each path it is people, in their relation to both themselves and their society, that constitutes the central subject of Marx's analysis. Along the first path, Marx elucidates the complex mechanisms by which people - or, more precisely, people in capitalist society -become alienated from their labor, which is the root cause of their estrangement with the whole condition of their lives. This is reflected not only man's alienation from the work process, but also from his fellow man and from his natural surroundings as well. In these respects alienation is predominately a socio-economic and, ultimately, a philosophical phenomenon.
Along the second path, which develops as a logical corollary ... "
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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Alienation, 2006.
An examination of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' view of alienation.
1,153 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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Karl Marx defined alienation as the process of the working man becoming only a cog in the machinery of production. This paper examines claims that this concept of alienation was actually put forth by Friedrich Engels first and only later expounded upon by Marx. It traces the progression from papers by Engels to the "Communist Manifesto" and shows that while Marx is believed to be the main author, actually Engels supplied much more of the economic theory.
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"In the year 1848, Western society was 'enlightened' through the introduction of a new ideology put forward by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, proponents of the political treatise "Communist Manifesto." In it, the authors proposed and expounded on the issue of socialism as the new revolutionary movement that served as the antithesis of the principles of capitalism and eventually, modernism. The socialism-capitalism dichotomy was discussed based on the antagonistic relationships that emerged out of the unequal opportunities given to people at each point or stage of the socio-economic history of humanity. Thus, Marx and Engels posit that throughout history and until capitalism, human society has been in the "history of class struggles," wherein there existed inequalities among "[f]reeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman...oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted now hidden, now open fight...""
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On Alienation, Redemption and the Impossibility of Revolution, 2002.
An overview of some of Karl Marx's ideas on alienation and liberation from "The Communist Manifesto".
3,275 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 120.95
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This paper is on the concept of alienation, and in turn, the concept also of liberation. The focus of this discussion will be directed toward first, the 'causes of alienation', and to this end, this essay will begin with an outline and discussion of some of the central ideas of Karl Marx from his work titled "The Communist Manifesto". It will be argued that alienation is caused by the relationship surrounding the means of production - in short, there are those who own their own means of production, and those who have to sell their labor in order to subsist.
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Durkeim and Marx, 2002.
Discusses Durkheim's doncept of anomie versusKarl Marx's theory of alienation.
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This paper compares and contrasts Durkheim's concept of anomie with Marx's idea of alienation. It also discusses the relevance of the two concepts for today.
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The Concept of Alienation, 2006.
The paper discusses the concept of alienation in Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto" and Jean Jacques Rousseau's "The Origin of Civil Society".
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The paper first examines the transition from traditionalism and modernism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the emergence of capitalism. Both Rousseau and Marx underscored the importance of the individual, free will and the concept of alienation as the important characteristics that defined modern society between the 18th and 19th centuries. This paper takes an in-depth look at "The Origin of Civil Society" and "The Communist Manifesto," and provides a comparative analysis of Rousseau's and Marx's points about modernism, centering the discussion on each author's interpretation of the concept of alienation as the prevalent human condition in capitalist societies.
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" Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries signified the period wherein a transition from traditionalism and modernism emerged. Within these periods, Western society gave birth to new ideologies, which demonstrated humanity's gradual subsistence to individualism and assertion of one's free will. With the advent of a new socio-economic order--that is, capitalism and inherently, modernism--Western society changed radically. What was once a society dominated by Christian traditions, beliefs, and principles was gradually replaced with the empirical and rational nature of modernism. Social institutions' power and influence gradually weakened, as people became more assertive of their individualism, gaining more recognition of their importance as members of the society than the institutions' influence."
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Marxist Political Thought, 2005.
An analysis of how Karl Marx's theory of alienation affects Marxist political thought.
4,227 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper examines how Marx's concept of alienation is fundamental in his comprehension of human nature and how each aspect of human activity, such as religion, economy, politics and society, has become an alien to man for it has been appropriated by external instances. Consequently, alienation inscribes itself in natural history as a constant and the outcome of history has therefore to be the overcoming of alienation. It discusses how Marx sees this overcoming in the realisation of true communism and how this idea of the transcendence of alienation being a historical culmination has serious implications for the overall concept of the task of philosophy.
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Marx's Theory of Alienation: Private Property as the Fundamental Source of Every Form of Self-Estrangement
The Transcendence of Alienation and the End of History
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"Marx's theory of alienation also induces naturally that human thought is alienated from the thinker. Marx states that "The man estranged from himself is also the thinker estranged from his essence, i.e. from his natural and human essence" (MARX, 1844: 398). Such a consideration intervenes in Marx's critique of the Hegelian dialectic, in the Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts. In this passage, Marx actually reveals that the ideological alienation of man was present through religion and especially through philosophy. Philosophy constitutes indeed a process of abstraction of man's real essence: man reflects upon his human essence by philosophising, but the thinking process is still marked by alienation in the sense that this human essence is still seen as an abstraction, it does not have any translation in the reality given that alienation has transformed man's world in a complete reified world that is estranged from man. "
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Alienation Literature, 2005.
This paper compares the theme of alienation from society by three novelists: Ernest Hemingway in "The Sun Also Rises", F. Scott Fitzgerald in "The Great Gatsby" and Willa Cather in "The Professor's House".
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This paper explains that in these novels the differences in their alienation and the effects, which this alienation has on their actions, relationships and lives overall, causes the reader to view them as isolated and often unhappy characters. The author points out that Jake Barnes in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is alienated from people and from a society, which he regards as inauthentic; whereas, Nick Carroway in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is alienated from the rich by how they live their lives and acquire their money. The paper relates that Godfrey St. Peter in Willa Cather's "The Professor's House" is alienated from his present life by an overwhelming and enveloping memory from his distant past.
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"F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" tells of a much different, and ultimately more lethal for many of its characters, kind of alienation, springing, this time, from a combination of pursuit of wealth for its own sake, and a seedy, decadent and essentially meaningless lifestyle, as exemplified by that of the title character, jay Gatsby himself. We see, through the eyes of an increasingly alienated narrator, Nick Carroway, the ways and lifestyle of the mysterious, nouveau riche Jay Gatsby, who has earned his wealth dishonorably, through bootlegging and various other criminal activities."
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Alienation in Literature, 2006.
Examines the theme of alienation in works by William Blake and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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Alienation is often the result of our own behavior. This paper examines three poems that focus on this perspective - "The Book of Thel" and "The Mental Traveller," by William Blake and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The paper shows that in "The Book of Thel," fear becomes the motivating factor for Thel, who chooses to withdraw from the world rather than become involved with it. In "The Mental Traveller," men and women are responsible for the alienation each feels because of their treatment of each other. The paper shows that in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," man alienates himself because of his own selfish behavior. Each poem focuses not only on the theme of alienation, but how mankind gets to that point. In so doing, each poet hopes to convey how we can avoid alienation if we learn from the mistakes of others.
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"The theme of alienation is reinforced as the mariner begins to understand that there are consequences for his actions. To make matters worse, the mariner suffers because of a very careless act. One of the first things that the mariner learns is that one's actions can have a definite impact on others. The mariner's crew begins to suffer almost immediately after the mariner kills the albatross. We are told that "no sweet bird did follow,/Nor any day for food or play/Came the mariners hallo!" (Coleridge 88-90)."
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Marx and Shelley, 2002.
An analysis of alienated labor according to Marx and Shelley.
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This paper uses Marx's essay on alienated labor to analyze Mary Shelley's tale of Frankenstein and his monster. After completing this analysis, the author reflects upon what Dr. Frankenstein and Victor Jr. and Shelley would think about Marx's analysis of alienation.
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The Theme of Alienation, 2002.
This paper discusses the theme of alienation as seen in three novels: "Notes from Underground" (Dostoevsky), "The Metamorphosis" (Franz Kafka) and "Diary of a Madman" (Lu Xun).
710 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper states that alienation, the feeling of being isolated from communities, friends and family, jobs, and even oneself, is a common theme in modern-day literature, especially in the literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The paper briefly reviews the theme of alienation in each book: "Notes from Underground" (Dostoevsky), "The Metamorphosis" (Franz Kafka) and "Diary of a Madman" (Lu Xun). The author of this paper feels that understanding alienation in literature is important because of the problems of alienation in our contemporary society.
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"In making the connection between the theme of alienation and pathology, it is significant to point out that in Notes from Underground, the main character is suffering from a liver disease, but refuses to seek medical treatment for it. He knows that this act is only hurting himself, but he does not care. His sense of principle outweighs his sense of self-preservation. He chooses to alienate himself from society at large and in so doing, take some measure of control over his life. However, this control is illusory. The main character may attempt to console himself by believing that he is alienating society rather than the other way around, but the fact remains that the alienation, regardless of its source, is destroying him."
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Alienation in Literature, 2005.
This paper compares the theme of alienation in William Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily" and T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
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This paper explains that the characters in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" and T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" experience the condition of alienation differently depending upon the nature of the society from which they are alienated. The author points out that the major motif, which runs through Faulkner's story, is the way in which time shapes people, especially in the South, so that they can be at home only in a certain moment of history; after that moment has moved on, they find themselves fundamentally alienated from this changed world. The paper relates that, in his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", T.S. Eliot presents a profound image of alienation by using technical devices, such as meter, content and imagery, which is far more explicit than in Faulkner's story and which allows the reader to understand the desperation that his title character feels.
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"While the story takes place in the present, and there is some sense that the future is creeping in even to the South, there is always the sense in this story that the past determines the actions of at least the major characters. Emily's father, Mr. Grierson, is the character most responsible for establishing the stranglehold of the past over the present. Grierson grew up in a South in which a man was responsible for the honor of his family, and one of the ways in which Grierson learned to keep untarnished the family name was to keep up the standards of a past era."
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Alienation in Art, 2002.
An analysis of alienation in three works of art (by Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper and George Segal).
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This paper will discuss alienation in three works of art. The works analyzed are: Edgar Degas, "The Glass of Absinthe," of 1876, Edward Hopper, "The Nighthawks," of 1942 and George Segal, "Walk, Don't Walk," of 1976. In revealing the essence of loneliness in these paintings, we can see how they tell us of the alienation that these works of art behold. The way they were painted and the objective views of alienation will be discussed in relation to their creation.
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