Abstract
Symbolic Alienation in the Information Society
Highlights
As a complex phenomenon, alienation appeared in the early period of civilization
Different from Zhuang Zi who investigated and criticized the alienation that happened in the agricultural society, Marx investigated and criticized the alienation that happened in the industrial society
From the philosophical point of view, the fact that the new information technology unavoidably leads to many bad consequences gives philosophers a hint that a new kind of alienation has appeared in the information society
Summary
Alienation appeared in the early period of civilization. Li Zehou, a famous Chinese philosopher, pointed out that Zhuang Zi was the first philosopher in the history of philosophy to study alienation [1]. In the field of the information philosophy, there are many complex philosophical problems ahead of philosophers, one of which is symbolic alienation, or information alienation. Li Zehou, a famous Chinese philosopher, pointed out that Zhuang Zi was the first philosopher in the history of philosophy to study alienation [1].
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