Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
For Marx, alienation in the process of work, from the product of work and from circumstances, is inseparably connected with alienation from oneself, from one's fellow man and from nature. "A direct consequence of the alienation of man from the product of his labor, from his life activity and from his species life is that man is alienated from other... See more
Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
He is concerned with the liberation of man from a kind of work which destroys his individuality, which transforms him into a thing, and which makes him into the slave of things. Just as Kierkegaard was concerned with the salvation of the individual, so Marx was, and his criticism of capitalist society is directed not at its method of distribution o... See more
Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
Labor is alienated because the work has ceased to be a part of the worker's nature and "consequently, he does not fulfill himself in his work but denies himself, has a feeling of misery rather than well-being, does not develop freely his mental and physical energies but is physically exhausted and mentally debased. The worker therefore feels himsel... See more
Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
or Marx the history of mankind is a history of the increasing development of man, and at the same time of increasing alienation. His concept of socialism is the emancipation from alienation, the return of man to himself, his self-realization.
Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
wait bars, next read might have to be a communist text (i really dont feel like reading tht thick ahh manifesto)