Philosophy of praxis elevates the masses rather than disciplining intellectuals

Evidence

The position of the philosophy of praxis is the antithesis of the Catholic. The philosophy of praxis does not tend to leave the “simple” in their primitive philosophy of common sense, but rather to lead them to a higher conception of life. If it affirms the need for contact between intellectuals and simple it is not in order to restrict scientific activity and preserve unity at the low level of the masses, but precisely in order to construct an intellectual- moral bloc which can make politically possible the intellectual progress of the mass and not only of small intellectual groups. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1197

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the intellectual-simple relation and the ‘intellectual-moral bloc’ as philosophy of praxis’s distinct task versus the Catholic strategy of keeping the masses low.
• XREF: Directly grounds Gramsci’s hegemony/common-sense vocabulary that Islamophobia readings assume; the intellectual-moral bloc notion later underlies how ideological blocs are built against or for a group. — connects to: Romantic personality-worship prepared intellectuals to submit to any ideology — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 450; High philosophy influences the masses as external coercion, not as transforming thought; The German Ideology contains a second humanist template reducing determination to praxis (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1197

Broader Connections

• High philosophy influences the masses as external coercion, not as transforming thought #contradicts (0.85)
• The German Ideology contains a second humanist template reducing determination to praxis #expands (0.75)
• Intellectuals must admit ideology rather than claim value-free science #qualifies (0.72) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 435