emancipatory
ih-MAN-suh-puh-tor-ee
Definition
Relating to or involving the process of liberating someone or a group of people from social, political, or economic constraints and inequalities.
Etymology
The word originates from the Latin 'emancipatus', the past participle of 'emancipare', which means to release from the hand or power of another. It entered English in the early 17th century to denote the act of setting someone free from legal or social bondage.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe a type of politics that seeks to move beyond simply increasing consumption or efficiency, aiming instead to place societal institutions under conscious democratic control.
From Marx to Weber and Marcuse: Alienation, Rationalisation and the Continuing Critique of Capitalism
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