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Excursus 116 – On the Origin of Marx’s Concept of Alienation

Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 23 Marx did not invent the concept of alienation (Entfremdung). Rather, he inherited it through the German philosophical tradition and fundamentally transformed its meaning. The immediate philosophical source was Hegel, for whom alienation (Entäußerung or Entfremdung) denoted the externalization of Spirit. In Hegel’s system, Spirit objectifies itselfContinue reading “Excursus 116 – On the Origin of Marx’s Concept of Alienation”