Ideologies / Orthodox Marxist / Louis Althusser
§ The minds · 1918–1990 · France · Philosopher
Louis Althusser
Ideological state apparatuses
A structuralist rereading of Marx.
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The French philosopher whose structuralist rereading of Marx — and concept of 'ideological state apparatuses' — reshaped late-20th-century Marxist theory.
social
Structuralist progressive of the academic left.
economic
Rigorous common-ownership orthodoxy, anti-humanist in method.
governance
Analysed how institutions reproduce the social order.
Notable for
- 'Ideological State Apparatuses'
- Structuralist Marxism
- 'Reading Capital'
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