Marx’s Theory of Alienation and Ideology
Marx: Alienation and Capitalism
Marx: The Alienation and Capitalism. Ideology.
For Marx, man is essentially a social and historical being whose main activity is work.
Defining Alienation
Marx defines alienation as the phenomenon of suppressing the individual’s personality, controlling, and reversing their free will, with the aim of making a person dependent. In relation to capitalism, alienation is established as an imbalance in the production process that originates in the division of labor and private
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Friedrich Nietzsche: A Life of Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche was born in 1844 into a family of Protestant pastors. He studied ancient philology at Bonn and Leipzig, where he encountered the philosophy of Schopenhauer and became a friend of the composer Wagner. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War between 1870 and 1871, where he contracted a serious illness. In 1889, he suffered a mental breakdown and lived under the care of his mother and sister until his death in 1900.
The Evolution of Nietzsche’
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Methods of Knowledge
Cartesian Method: René Descartes
- Evidence: Something is only true if the attentive mind sees it so clearly and distinctly as to exclude all doubt.
- Analysis: To arrive at evidence, it is necessary to break down complexities into as many simple parts as possible to identify and understand them.
- Synthesis: Use the simple parts to rebuild the complex.
Transcendental Method: Immanuel Kant
Rather than laying down rules, this method describes the steps we should take to know something.
- Knowledge
Understanding Philosophical Knowledge: Characteristics & Methods
5. Philosophical Knowledge
Philosophy, originating in the 6th century, developed due to various historical conditions. Initially, it addressed human suffering. Secondly, it considered entertainment options, aiming to understand objects through reflection. Philosophy also created conditions for admiration, focusing on socio-political texts: relationships with other cultures, changes in social organization, and the use of money.
Characteristics of Philosophical Knowledge
1 Reasonable Knowledge
Philosophical
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Hume
I. Context
II. Philosophical Antecedents
- The antecedents of this current begin with Ockham (nominalism):
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1. University of Oxford:
- Away from the ecclesiastic-university influence that was more interested in Aristotle.
- Were devoted to the observation of nature (utilitarianism).
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2. University of Paris:
- The Catholic Church was dedicated especially to metaphysics and logic.
- English culture has always had a pragmatic stance.
- EXPERIENCE: starting point.
- Empire:
- EXPERIENCE: origin and limit of all knowledge.
Plato’s Theory: The Intelligible World and Reminiscence
Plato’s Intelligible World
Plato posits the existence of two distinct worlds: a changing, material world accessible through our senses, and a perfect, eternal, and immutable world accessible only through reason and intellect. This intelligible world has always existed and is populated by Forms, Essences, or Ideas, representing the true nature of reality.
This world serves as a paradigm. The Demiurge, contemplating this perfection (the Good Idea), imposed order on the chaotic realm, resulting in the
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