Alienation

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feminine noun (philosophy / sociology / psychology)

Definition

A fundamental theoretical concept in philosophy (Hegel, Marx) and sociology, representing the state or process through which a human being becomes estranged from themselves, from the products of their labor, from the society they live in, or from their own human nature. In an archaic medical and legal sense, the term is equivalent to mental alienation, describing the loss of intellectual faculties or insanity.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Alienation
  • Self-estrangement

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations ending in '-i' with standard genitive markers.
Formation Neologism borrowed from French 'aliénation' or Latin 'alienatio', phonetically adapted to Romanian.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.li.e.ˈna.t͡si.e]
Source Lexicon of Philosophical Theories and Sociological Concepts

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: În scrierile sale economice, Karl Marx explică cum producția capitalistă generează o alienație profundă a muncitorului.

EN: In his economic writings, Karl Marx explains how capitalist production generates a profound alienation of the worker.

RO: Tranzitul brusc către viața urbană extrem de tehnologizată poate provoca stări acute de alienație culturală.

EN: The sudden transition to highly technological urban life can cause acute states of cultural alienation.

RO: Tratatele medicale din secolul al XIX-lea foloseau termenul de alienație pentru a clasifica bolile psihotice.

EN: Medical treatises from the 19th century used the term alienation to classify psychotic illnesses.

Idioms & Phrases

Alienație prin muncă / Alienation of labor

RO: Concept sociologic ce descrie detașarea totală a salariatului față de bunul produs, acesta devenind o simplă marfă independentă.

EN: A sociological concept describing the total detachment of the employee from the produced good, which becomes a simple independent commodity.

Alienație mintală / Mental alienation / Insanity

RO: Variantă terminologică istorică pentru alienarea mentală, indicând lipsa discernământului și pierderea rațiunii.

EN: A historical terminological variant for mental alienation, indicating the lack of discernment and loss of reason.

Stare de alienație / State of alienation

RO: Condiție existențială caracterizată prin sentimentul lipsei de sens, neputință și izolare totală de normele sociale.

EN: An existential condition characterized by a feeling of meaninglessness, powerlessness, and total isolation from social norms.

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