A state of antagonism between the object and the subject, i.e., the object produced by the subject in its practical activity is divorced from the subject and becomes an alien force outside it, which in turn controls, dominates and rules over the subject. In different historical periods, scholars have interpreted the meaning of estrangement differently and applied it to different fields…
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