Criticism and emancipation in the beginnings of contemporary social theory.

Abstract

The article take care of the theoretical discussion that takes place in the early nineteenth century Europe. In the early nineteenth century a ferce interest in the study of social issues in Germany, which refers to a social theory in gestation, which lays the foundation for further critical theory of society emerges. To discover their tracks, the Phenomenology of Spirit Hegel briefly discussed as a pivotal moment in the formation of this theory, analyzing in detail the humanist elements, critical and scientific content in to work. These elements nourish the subsequent political and social theory developed by Marx where the problem of alienation becomes a central topic of discussion to characterize the contemporary society, amid deep polemic against Hegel. underlaying all of this, is also located the political economy knowledge, which reveals the nature of the discussion, aimed to criticize capitalist society and to overcome them.

Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, n° 8, july-december 2016: 145-170