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'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time. | '''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time. | ||
He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental | He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental facets of maintaining [[class dictatorship]] . | ||
== Notable works == | == Notable works == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Communists]] [[Category:Marxists]] [[Category:Marxist theorists]] | [[Category:Communists]] [[Category:Marxists]] [[Category:Marxist theorists]] | ||