Gramsci reduces Marx’s abstractions to mere pedagogical devices

Evidence

It should be noted, however, that Gramsci tends in general to underplay the element of “abstraction” inherent in Marx’s method, attributing it to simple “pedagogic” necessities. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2565

Categorization

• XREF: Speaks to the long debate over Capital’s level of abstraction, from Althusser’s reading of the ‘abstract’ to the German Neue Marx-Lektüre. — connects to: Gramsci rejected any Marxism that separated knowledge from how it is acquired — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1348; Absolutized Theory misreads Marx by omitting his movement between abstraction levels
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Gramsci rejected any Marxism that separated knowledge from how it is acquired — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1348; Absolutized Theory misreads Marx by omitting his movement between abstraction levels

Broader Connections

• Absolutized Theory misreads Marx by omitting his movement between abstraction levels #complicates (0.73)