Karl Marx

[Che Guevara]

Hey guys, I was just wondering How does Marx’s earlier work on alienation complement/deviate from his later works on materialism and economism?

[Mr. Natural]

Che Guevara, You asked, " How does Marx's earlier work on alienation complement/deviate from his later work on materialism and economism?"

Marxism is a product of Marx's perception of the profound human alienation existing under the conditions of his time and his consequent ferocious commitment to human liberation. His initial perception of human alienation from life and self then led to his studies of political economy and his ringing indictment of capitalist (alienated) relations. Under capitalism, we who are to be the producers and creators of our lives produce for profit and not for ourselves.

Could there be a more profound alienation?