Question

Purpose: what is the author trying to argue (What is the problem or issue at hand? What is he arguing for?)

The Alienation of Labor Karl Marx, Economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844

Answer 1

In the Economic and philosophic manuscript of 1844, the famous author Karl Marx trying to explain the Entfremdung theory means the self-estrangement. It states that the supernatural God alienated with human beings. According to Marx, alienation is inherent in capitalism. He talks about alienated labor. The workers alienated because they serve it for money for maintaining their usual life. Workers here think that this will help them to sustain their life, physical existence and relationship with others. But the private owners are always trying to maximize their profit, and they transfer the workers with the machines.