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... A follower of Karl Marx would look upon this situation and describe it as the alienation of workers spawned by capitalist controlled labour. ... The alienation of the worker, which takes many forms, is central to Marx’s beliefs and according to him is the fundamental evil that socialism would eradicate.1 Alienation is an evil more basic and more fundamental than private property and even capitalism itself.2 To comprehend Marx’s concept of alienation one must examine the conditions that lead to alienation, the nature of alienation itself, and the solution to alienation. ... It is this division of labour that the Marxist blames as the root of ‘human alienation. ... 19 This is what Marx acknowledges as ‘forced labour. ...
Marx felt that the alienation of workers could only disappear if the social condition that formed it was eliminated. ... Advocates of capitalism justify the obvious alienation and social strife by pointing out that class society increases the general material output and technological advances, something that capitalists claim communism cannot achieve. ... A dictatorship of the proletariat, as Marx explained in his Manifesto, would oppress the bourgeoisie for a time until the state withered away. According to Marx, this would supply the ideal society for the workers. ... Alienation will be overcome and we will find pleasure and fulfillment again in that which makes us human.
Karl Marx’s criticisms of capitalism are very true, however, his solutions for alienation and theory of a communist society is an obviously utopian one. I am in complete agreement with his suggestion that alienation attains its most complete expression in the regime of capitalism. Marx’s reasoning and explanation for the conditions and behaviour that lead to alienation of the worker are also correct. ... Marx’s ‘solution’ for eliminating alienation by eliminating class society is an ill-advanced thesis. Classes can exist without the presence of alienation. ... Marx’s ‘pastime fused with labour’ theory could never work because no one would be productive; what used to be fun would become boring. ... A certain degree of alienation is healthy.
Approximate Word count = 1975
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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