Mass ideology must be distinguished from its great philosophical cornerstones

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

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Introduces the analytical split between average mass ideology and the great syntheses that cornerstoned it.

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