Abstract
The alienation theory was sketched briefly in the account of the main concepts of Marxism above. As was indicated there, considerable controversy surrounds the theory The largest controversy concerns the role of the theory in the work of Marx from 1845 onwards, and I indicated my agreement with the view that it is basically dropped. However, there is also some debate as to whether the young Marx adopted the theory from Feuerbach or where he subscribes to a more historical version of the concept taken from Hegel. In what follows I shall simply assume that any version of the theory has some link with Marx. My focus will be on the possible usefulness of the theory for explaining crime.
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Human Nature Capitalist Society Criminological Theory Socialist Society Female Circumcision
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Notes
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