I as teorias da reproducao, louis althusser e a educacao. Louis pierre althusser 19181990 was one of the most influential marxist philosophers of the 20 th century. Louis althussers ideology and ideological state apparatuses. The piece is, in fact, an extract from a much longer book, on the. Introduction despite the fact that louis althusser is a prominent representative of a distinct political trend in the french communist party, his writings have been debated outside france as though they were politically unimportant the province of academic philosophers. Freeing althusser from spinoza, i am arguing, means freeing althusser from spinozistic acosmism. Louis pierre althusser 19181990 was a french marxist philosopher. Letters from inside the italian communist party to louis althusser. Louis althussers renowned short text ideology and ideological state apparatuses radically transformed the concept of the subject, the understanding of the state and even the very frameworks of cultural, political and literary theory.
Louis althusser birmandreis, 1918 paris, 1990 filosofo frances. Louis althusser stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. From capital to marxs philosophy 11 louis althusser glossary 309 with index as separate file index 325. Althusser nao foi preso mas foi internado no hospital psiquiatrico sainteanne, onde permaneceu ate 1983. Sep 25, 2016 louis althussers renowned short text ideology and ideological state apparatuses radically transformed the concept of the subject, the understanding of the state and even the very frameworks of cultural, political and literary theory. His books included for marx 1965 and lenin and philosophy 1971. Louis al thusser was born in algeria in 1918 and died in france in 1990. Louis althusser produced from late 1977 to the year he stopped producing philosophy, 1987. The word interpellation comes from the same root as the word appellation, which means a name. Althusser e o materialismo do encontro ifch unicamp. Althusser and the problem of historical individuality. Key arguments in louis althussers ideology and ideological state apparatuses the capitalist state requires not only a realistic mechanistic means of reproducing goods machinery and workers to operate it, but also a reliable means of reproducing the labourpower that produces the.
The text has influenced thinkers such as judith butler, ernesto laclau and slavoj zizek. And this, i believe, brings his work closer to hegel than to spinoza, since it will lead to a different way of evaluating the relationship between the apparent and the real. Es ella quien elabora las pre guntas y redacta las respuestas. Ideology and ideological state apparatuses louis althusser louis althusser was the leading structuralist marxi st philosopher in france in the 1960s.
Althussers pioneering concept of ideological state apparatuses is extended to the unique role of consumerism as a particular ideology enabling and supporting u. Ideology, dialectics, and critical social theory john grant department of politics queen mary, university of london j. Between them lies an abyss, in one sense in 1980, overtaken by the psychosis. Pdf more than a quarter of a century after louis althussers heyday, one wonders how this rather troubled french professor managed to create such a. Thus one says of a tool that it is very practical when it is particularly well adapted to a determinate labor on a determinate material, and yields expected results. Louis etienne balibar reading capital cesar mangolin. Althusser viveu sua infancia na capital da argelia. Louis althussers letter on art was a published open letter to andre daspre, a literary critic. This major voice in french philosophy presents a classic study of how particular political and cultural ideas come to dominate society. He taught philosophy for many years at the ecole n ormale superieure in paris and was a leading intellectual in the french communist party. As they seemed to offer a renewal of marxist thought as well as to render marxism philosophically respectable, the claims he advanced in the 1960s about marxist philosophy were discussed and debated worldwide.
Louis althusser how texts create an ideal reader the persuasive aspects of all kinds of texts are what fascinated althusser. In this his most famous essay, published in 1968, he describes ideology, which traditionally had been characterized. Famously, the french marxist louis althusser wrote that the problem in marxism is philosophical. Althussers influential attack on marxism and the concepts of dialectical development in nature and history. Key arguments in louis althussers ideology and ideological. Louis althusser, french philosopher who attained international renown in the 1960s for his attempt to fuse marxism and structuralism. The politics of louis althusser sojourner truth organization. Maria antonietta macciocchi, letters from inside the italian communist party to louis althusser, trans. Ideology and ideological state apparatuses notes towards. Letter to the central committee of the pcf, 18 march 1966. Louis al thusser was born in algeria in 1918 and died in.
He was born in algeria and studied at the ecole normale superieure in paris, where he eventually became professor of philosophy. Despite the fact that louis althusser is a prominent representative of a distinct political trend in the french communist party, his writings have been debated outside france as though they were politically unimportant the province of academic philosophers alone. The main texts in it, marx in his limits and the underground current of the materialism of the encounter, date, respectively, from 197879 and 198283. What is the summary of letter on art by louis althusser. Letter to the central committee of the pcf, 18 march 1966 1 louis althusser louis althusser 45, rue d ulm paris 5 th a letter to comrades on the pcf s central committee dear comrades, i have taken very careful note of the resolution 2 passed at the last central committee meeting. Althussers pioneering concept of ideological state apparatuses is extended to the unique role of consumerism as a particular ideology. Louis althusser, born october 16, 1918, birmandreis, algeriadied october 22, 1990, near paris, france, french philosopher who attained international renown in the 1960s for his attempt to fuse marxism and structuralism inducted into the french army in 1939, althusser was captured by german troops in 1940 and spent the remainder of the war in a german prisoner of war camp. In the original french text of reading capital, quotations louis althusser etienne balibar reading capital part 1 translators note 6 foreword to the italian edition 7 part i. And this, i believe, brings his work closer to hegel than to spinoza, since it will lead to a different way of evaluating the. Althusser answers this on 245b with the notion of interpellation. Ideology and ideological state apparatuses by louis althusser 196970 10815, 10. Louis althussen ideologia y aparatos ideologicos del estado. Ver louis althusser ecrits philosophiques et politiques, paris, edicoes stockimec, 1995. Inducted into the french army in 1939, althusser was captured by german troops in 1940 and spent the remainder of the war in a german prisoner of war camp.
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