Marxism historicizes the Hegelian idea across both structure and superstructure.

Evidence

Without having understood this relationship it seems that one cannot understand the philosophy of praxis, its position in comparison with idealism and with mechanical materialism, the importance and significance of the doctrine of superstructures. It is not exact, as Croce maintains, to say that in the philosophy of praxis the Hegelian “idea” has been replaced by the “concept” of structure. The Hegelian “idea” has been resolved both in the structure and in the superstructures and the whole way of conceiving philosophy has been “historicised”, that is to say a new way of philosophising which is more concrete and historical than what went before it has begun to come into existence. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1592

It is not exact, as Croce maintains, to say that in the philosophy of praxis the Hegelian “idea” has been replaced by the “concept” of structure. The Hegelian “idea” has been resolved both in the structure and in the superstructures and the whole way of conceiving philosophy has been “historicised”, that is to say a new way of philosophising which is more concrete and historical than what went before it has begun to come into existence. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1592

Categorization

• DEFINE: Positions philosophy of praxis between idealism and mechanical materialism, resolving Hegel’s ‘idea’ into both structure and superstructure — a key scaffolding distinction for later theory.
• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s Foundations Module 2 goal: Gramsci’s positioning of praxis against both idealism and mechanical materialism is presupposed in later neo-Marxist and cultural-studies readings of Islamophobia. — connects to: The Frankfurt School’s Marxism was built on earlier idealist and subjectivist philosophical training. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 193; Hegel’s temporal movement spans both logical structure and historical unfolding — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 278; Marx’s faith in productive forces echoes the Hegelian World Spirit — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1575
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1592