Karl Marx on Alienation

Karl Marx on Alienation

Karl Marx believed that work, at its best, is what makes us human. It allows us to live, be creative and flourish. But under capitalism he saw workers alienated from each other and the product of their labour.

Narrated by Gillian Anderson. Scripted by Nigel Warburton.

From the BBC Radio 4 series about life’s big questions – A History of Ideas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/histor…

This project is from the BBC in partnership with The Open University, the animations were created by Cognitive.