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Louis Pierre Althusser (UK: / ˌ æ l t ʊ ˈ s ɛər /, US: / ˌ ɑː l t uː ˈ s ɛər /; French:; 16 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher who studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.
Oct 16, 2009 · Louis Althusser. First published Fri Oct 16, 2009; substantive revision Mon Aug 22, 2022. Louis Pierre Althusser (1918–1990) was one of the most influential Marxist philosophers of the 20 th Century. As they seemed to offer a renewal of Marxist thought as well as to render Marxism philosophically respectable, the claims he advanced in the ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Louis Althusser was a 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.
Introduction. In the grand theatre of 20th-century philosophy, where thinkers donned the capes of intellectual superheroes, Louis Althusser stood out—not so much for his flamboyant cape, but for the depth and density of his thoughts. Born in Algeria in 1918, Althusser’s life and work were as complex and challenging as the times he lived through.
Louis Althusser 1970 “Lenin and Philosophy” and Other Essays. Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation) First published: in La Pensée, 1970; Translated: from the French by Ben Brewster; Source: Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays, Monthly Review Press 1971; Transcribed: by Andy Blunden.
Quick Reference. (1918–1990) French Marxist philosopher, whose writings were widely influential in continental philosophy until he was declared insane. Born near Algiers, Althusser studied philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he remained for the rest of his working life.
"Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes Towards an Investigation)" (French: "Idéologie et appareils idéologiques d'État (Notes pour une recherche)") is an essay by the French Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser. First published in 1970, it advances Althusser's conception and critique of ideology.
