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The Future of Alienation

Author: Richard Schacht
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Keywords: alienation, future
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 1994-09-01
List price: $34.00
ISBN-10: 0252063864
ISBN-13: 9780252063862

Richard Schacht has long argued that alienation theory can shed important light upon aspects of life in the modern world and upon our human predicament. The essays here call for a rethinking of a variety of forms of alienation in light of contemporary dynamics and a clearer understanding of the dialectic of human selfhood and social participation. They call for a renewed interest in alienation theory; they counter the myth that, with the collapse of the Soviet empire, Marx’s thinking has been ’refuted’; and they argue for an enhanced sensitivity to the problem of how we descr

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Alienation and Freedom

Author: Richard Schmitt
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: freedom, alienation
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2002-08
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 0813328535
ISBN-13: 9780813328539

Drawing from existentialism, feminism, the thought of Karl Marx and novelists like Dostoevsky, Richard Schmitt looks at modern capitalist societies to understand what it is that might be wrong for individuals. His concern focuses specifically on those who are alienated-- those persons who have difficulty finding meaning in their lives, who lack confidence in themselves and trust in others and, finally, who are constantly distracted by consumer society. He explores how and why alienation occurs. From friendship, love, and work, Alienation and Freedom touches on issues meaningful to us all.