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Alienation
Rahel Jaeggi
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paperback. Editor(s): Neuhouser, Frederick. Translator(s): Neuhouser, Frederick; Smith, Alan E. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JFFN; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
The Hegelian-Marxist idea of alienation fell out of favor after the postmetaphysical rejection of humanism and essentialist views of human nature. In this book Rahel Jaeggi draws on the Hegelian philosophical tradition, phenomenological analyses grounded in modern conceptions of agency, and recent work in the analytical tradition to reconceive alienation as the absence of a meaningful relationship to oneself and others, which manifests in feelings of helplessness and the despondent acceptance of ossified social roles and expectations. A revived approach to alienation helps critical social theory engage with phenomena such as meaninglessness, isolation, and indifference. By severing alienation's link ... Read more
The Hegelian-Marxist idea of alienation fell out of favor after the postmetaphysical rejection of humanism and essentialist views of human nature. In this book Rahel Jaeggi draws on the Hegelian philosophical tradition, phenomenological analyses grounded in modern conceptions of agency, and recent work in the analytical tradition to reconceive alienation as the absence of a meaningful relationship to oneself and others, which manifests in feelings of helplessness and the despondent acceptance of ossified social roles and expectations. A revived approach to alienation helps critical social theory engage with phenomena such as meaninglessness, isolation, and indifference. By severing alienation's link ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Critical Theory
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151993
SKU
9780231151993
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About Rahel Jaeggi
Rahel Jaeggi is professor of social and political philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Her research focuses on ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophical anthropology, social ontology, and critical theory.
Reviews for Alienation
Through a compelling combination of acute analysis and rich phenomenological description, Rahel Jaeggi brings alienation back to the center of political philosophy. She argues alienation concerns a failure to appropriate oneself in the right way, a problem with how one comes to be what one is, rather than an inability to realize some pregiven identity. Jaeggi is not only thoroughly ... Read more