Marx's Concept of Man. Erich Fromm 1961
The medievalists dreamed of abolishing the Industrial Revolution. The socialists wished to take it over. Both camps dismissed or gave only grudging acknowledgment to the achievements of capitalism. They preferred to eulogize the living conditions of previous ages. Friedrich Engels, along with Carlyle, regarded the domestic industry’s system of the
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Or l’industrialisme a institué le travail en tant qu’activité purement fonctionnelle, séparée de la vie, amputée de sa dimension culturelle et coupée du tissu des rapports humains. Le travail a cessé d’être une manière de vivre et d’agir ensemble, le lieu de travail d’être un lieu de vie, le temps de travail d’être un temps ajusté aux saisons et au
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This type of industrialized labor, according to Marx, estranged workers not only from what they produced but also from their humanity—from the communities and identities that made them who they were.