A critical review of the Western Marxist theory of consumption alienation
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v8i1.4903
Abstract
The theory of consumption alienation in Western Marxism emerged from a specific social revolutionary context. Rooted in Marx's theory of labor alienation, scholars such as Lukács, Marcuse, and Baudrillard enriched its content from dimensions like reification, one-dimensionality, and symbolic consumption, revealing consumption alienation as an alienated phenomenon under the dominance of capital logic that deviates from genuine needs. In the contemporary era, this Western Marxist theory of consumption alienation inevitably has certain limitations and contemporary value. It needs to be viewed dialectically to maximize its role.
Keywords
Western Marxism consumption; Marx's alienation of labor; theoretical content; contemporary value
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