In a broader [[philosophy|philosophical]] context, especially in [[existentialism]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology phenomenology], alienation describes the inadequacy of [[human being]] or [[mind]] in relation to the world. The human mind, as the [[Subjectivity|subject]] of [[perception]], relates to the world as an object of its [[perception]], and so is distanced from the world rather than living within it. | In a broader [[philosophy|philosophical]] context, especially in [[existentialism]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology phenomenology], alienation describes the inadequacy of [[human being]] or [[mind]] in relation to the world. The human mind, as the [[Subjectivity|subject]] of [[perception]], relates to the world as an object of its [[perception]], and so is distanced from the world rather than living within it. |