Mass ideology differs from the elite philosophical cornerstones that must be engaged.

Evidence

It is true that an historical epoch and a given society are characterised rather by the average run of intellectuals, and therefore by the more mediocre. But widespread, mass ideology must be distinguished from the scientific works and the great philosophical syntheses which are its real cornerstones. It is the latter which must be overcome, either negatively, by demonstrating that they are without foundation, or positively, by opposing to them philosophical syntheses of greater importance and significance. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1543

Categorization

• XREF: Connects forward to hegemony: the distinction between mass ideology and its elite philosophical cornerstones anticipates how ruling ideas circulate. Also parallels Loftsdóttir on racial ideology being maintained by elite science. — connects to: Mass ideology differs from the scientific syntheses that anchor it. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1543; Mass ideology must be distinguished from its great philosophical cornerstones; Ideological consistency declines sharply from elites to mass publics — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1962 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Mass ideology differs from the scientific syntheses that anchor it. #corroborates (0.95) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1543
• Mass ideology must be distinguished from its great philosophical cornerstones #corroborates (0.90)
• Ideological consistency declines sharply from elites to mass publics #exemplifies (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1962
• Mass publics hold more logical inconsistencies than political elites do. #exemplifies (0.80)