Escaping alienation

"The reader will find herein a philosophical understanding of alienation and a prescription for overcoming it. This conclusion is established by a progression of logically interrelated concepts provided in successive chapters. Development begins by first explaining alienation with a general philosophical conception of negativity. Upon this basis, the self is defined and the phases of its development are described. The process of socialization is then analyzed with its contributing components defined. This foundation is applied to understanding social institutions and phenomena, particularly…