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Karl Marx's Theory of Ideas

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Cambridge University Press, May 4, 1995 - Political Science - 433 pages
Karl Marx's writings contain, besides economic analysis and the political theory of revolutionary communism, an influential sociology of ideas, explaining how social life shapes and distorts people's ideas and beliefs. This book presents a fresh critical study of this theory, establishing what Marx did and did not say, and distinguishing the more scientific parts of his thought from those that were overly influenced by his revolutionary aims. The author argues that Marx's own theory of ideas can play an important role in explaining the subsequent degeneration of Marxist thought itself.
  

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Marx never defined 'ideology' but it is clear that set of ideas he called ideologies are the five main features in his eyes. Ideology is an effect of false self consciousness. “Ideology is the 'top ... Read full review

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Ideology 191
what Marxs theory of ideology
Morality 307
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abstract appearance bourgeois bourgeois society bourgeoisie capital capitalist capitalist production circulation claim class consciousness class interest Cohen commodity commodity fetishism communism communist society conception consumption contradiction critical critique dependence division of labour dominant duction economic Elster Engels equal essence exchange paradigm exchange-values existence explained explanatory primacy exploitation false consciousness fetishism feudal forms of society function German Ideology Grundrisse Hence historical materialism human ideal ideas ideologists illusions individual intellectual intercourse interpretation inversion justice labour-power Malthus Marx Marx thought Marx's theory Marxist means of production mode of production nature philosophy Physiocrats political economy political revolution practical practico-theoretical beliefs prescriptive primacy of production productive development productive forces proletariat rational reality reflected reification relations of production reproduction revolutionary role ruling class scientific self-development sense social consciousness social production social relations socialist standpoint structure superstructure surface surplus labour surplus-value theoretical thesis unplanned societies workers

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TitleKarl Marx's Theory of Ideas
Studies in Marxism and Social Theory
AuthorJohn Torrance
PublisherCambridge University Press, 1995
ISBN0521440661, 9780521440660
Length433 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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