Ideology and alienation: A necessary relationship

Authors

  • Maria Norma Alcantara Brandão Holanda Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02592019v22n2p235

Abstract

This article results from a research focused on ideology and alienation as social complexes present in the world of men, and on fundamental determinations that connect these two categories in human thought and praxis. The study aims to reflect on the ontological foundations and roles in society of ideology and alienation, based on the thought of Georg Lukács (2013) in his work Para uma Ontologia do Ser Social [Toward the Ontology of Social Being]. The article is structured in two distinct and connected moments, discussing first ideology and the fundamental base of the concepts. Then, the work debates alienation as an ideological phenomenon, particularly when it comes to reifications and their relevance to the critique of capitalism.

Author Biography

Maria Norma Alcantara Brandão Holanda, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas

Doctor of Social Work from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professor at the Faculty of Social Work of the Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL).

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Published

2019-08-22

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2019): Social Conflicts, Ideology, Culture, and Social Work

Section

Thematic space

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