POLS 2900 Study Guide - For Marx
10 Dec 2014
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According to marx, alienation of labour is a process that occurs under the capitalist mode of production. Alienation itself can be viewed from four different perspectives, including alienation from the product of labour, alienation from the activity of labour, alienation from one"s own humanity, and alienation from society and others (horowitz, 2010-11a). Thus, alienation of labour can be viewed from two different perspectives, alienation from both the product and the activity of labour. For marx, alienation of the product of labour is a natural condition of the capitalist mode of production. Under this system, the worker is alienated from the product he or she produces as the product is commoditized and sold on the market. In the process of the commodification and sale of the product, the producer of the product in question is alienated from the product of their work, which is sold to another and never their own property (horowitz, 2010-11a).
