The Future of Alienation

by Richard Schacht

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252063864
• ISBN13: 9780252063862
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"