Marxism by Louis Althusser

Marxism by Louis Althusser (1918-1990)

His full name is Louis Pierre Althusser, and he was a 20th-century French Marxist philosopher. His theory of structuralist Marxism is best known. His theories had an impact on the generation of philosophers that included Derrida, Michel Foucault, and others. His best-known writings are "Marxism and Humanism," "For Marx," "Reading Capital," "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses," and "An Essay" (1970).

Marxism- as a Study

Marxism is a science that allows us to see how the ruling class continues to dominate society and how they impose their beliefs and ideologies on other classes to preserve this dominance.

People, therefore, live their lives in accordance with these beliefs since they consider them to be natural ones. This is known as the absolute truth as a result.

According to his thesis of interpellation, dominating classes repress subordinate classes because of their beliefs.

Theory of Ideology

Ideologies that are prevalent in society and are utilized to defend the privilege and power of the ruling class are referred to as ideologies in general by Marxists. READ MORE…