Marx's Theory of Alienation

360 Pages·1970·11.524 MB·English

by  István Mészáros

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PREFACES 9
INTRODUCTION 11
PART I
ORIGINSA ND STRUCTURE OF THE MARXIAN THEORY
Chapter
I Origionfts h Ceo nceopftA lienation 27
l. TheJ u deo-ChriAsptpiraona ch 28
2. Alienatais"o Unn iverSsaalle ability" 33
3. Historiacnidtt hye R isoef A nthropology 36
4. TheE ndo f" UncritPiocsailt ivism" 48
n GenesoifMs a rxT'hse oroyfA lienation 66
l. Marx'Dso ctorTahle siasn dH isC ritiqoufet he
ModernSt ate 66
2. TheJ ewisQhu estiaonnd t heP robleomfG erman
Emancipation 70
3. Marx'Esn countweirt Pho litiEccoanlo my 76
4. MonistMiact erialism 84
5. TheT ransformaotfiH oeng elI'dse ao f" Activity8"7
m ConcepStturaulco tfMu arrex T'hse oorfAy l ienation93
l. Fou�datiotnhseM aorf xían System 93
2. ConceptuFarla meworok f Marx'sT heoryo f
Alienation 99
3. AlienatainodnT e leology 114
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6 CONTENTS
PART lI
ASPECTSO F ALIENATION
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rv Economic Aspects 123
l. Marx's CriotfPi oqluiet Eiccoanlo my 123
2. FromP artitaoUl n iverAslaile nation 130
3. FromP olititocE aclo nomAilci enation 136
4. Divisiaonnd Alienatoifo Lna bourC;o mpetition.
andR eification 140
5. AlienaLtaebdo uarn d" HumanN ature" 146
v Í'olitAiscpaelc ts 151
l. ProperRteyl ations 151
2. Capitalistic ObjectFirfieceadtoimo n and 154
3. Politi"cNaelg atiooftn h eN egatioann"d
Emancipation 159
VI OntologaincdMa olr aAls pects 162
1. The" Self-mediBaetiinongfg N ature" 162
2. TheL imitosfF reedom 165
3. HumanA ttributes 168
4. TheA lienatoifHo unm anP owers 173
5. Meansa nd Ends,N ecessiatnyd Freedo: mt he
PractiPcrao!g rammoefH umanE mancipation 180
6. LegaliMtoyr,a liatnydE ducation 186
vn AestheAtsipce cts 190
l. MeaningV,a luea ndN eed:a n Anthropomorphic
FramewoorfkE valuation 190
2. Marx's ConocfRe peta lism 195
3. The" Emancipaotfit ohneH umanS enses" 200
4. ProductainodnC onsumptiaonndT heiRre Jatitoon
Art 205
5. TheS ignificaonfAc ees theEtdiucc ation 210
CONTENTS 7
PART IIl
CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCOEF
MARX'S THEORY OF ALIENATION
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vm TheC ontrovearbsoyuM ta rx 217
l. "YounMga rx"v ers"uMsa turMea rx" 217
2. "Philosovpehrys""u Pso litEiccoanlo my" 227
3. Marx'lsn telleDcteuvaell opment 232
4. Theory ofA lienatainodPn h ilosoopfhH yi story 241
IX IndiviadunadSl o ciety 254
1. CapitaDleivsetl opmaenndtt h Ceu lotf t he
Individual 254
2. IndividaunadlC ollectivity 267
3. Self-medioaftt ihoeSn o ciIanld ividual 276
X Alienaatnidot nhC er isoifEs d ucation 289
l. Educational Utopias 290
2. TheC risoifsE ducation 299
NOTES 313
BIBLIOGRAPHY 343
APPENDIX 351
INDEX 353