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	{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=~~150~~\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>[[Interpellation]]<br>[[Epistemological Break]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990 (aged 72)\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=200\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>[[Interpellation]]<br>[[Epistemological Break]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}
	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

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	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==
	Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. There, he argues that an [[epistemological break]] can be observed within the development of Marx's thought. According to which, Marx parted ways with concepts derived from [[Ludwig Feuerbach]], such as the notion '[[species-being]]', and, thus, entered the domain of scientific thought.<ref name=":0" /> Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism, as well as [[positivist]] and teleological interpretations of historical materialism that gained ground in the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Sino-Soviet split]] and the rise of revisionism.<ref name=":1" />		Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. There, he argues that an [[epistemological break]] can be observed within the development of Marx's thought. According to which, Marx parted ways with concepts derived from [[Ludwig Feuerbach]], such as the notion '[[species-being]]', and, thus, entered the domain of scientific thought.<ref name=":0" /> Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism, as well as [[positivist]] and teleological interpretations of historical materialism that gained ground in the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Sino-Soviet split]] and the rise of revisionism.<ref name=":1" />

	== Key contributions ==		== Key contributions ==

	Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref name=":0">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].		Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|last=Althusser\|first=Louis\|year=1970\|title=Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm}}</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].

	His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref name=":1">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm</ref>		His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|last=Althusser\|first=Louis\|year=1965\|title=For Marx\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm}}</ref>

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	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==
	Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. There, he argues that an [[epistemological break]] can be observed within the development of Marx's thought. According to which, Marx parted ways with concepts derived from [[Ludwig Feuerbach]], such as the notion '[[species-being]]', and, thus, entered the domain of scientific thought.<ref name=":0" /> Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism, as well as [[positivist]] and teleological interpretations of historical materialism that gained ground in the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Sino-Soviet split]] and the rise of revisionism.		Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. There, he argues that an [[epistemological break]] can be observed within the development of Marx's thought. According to which, Marx parted ways with concepts derived from [[Ludwig Feuerbach]], such as the notion '[[species-being]]', and, thus, entered the domain of scientific thought.<ref name=":0" /> Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism, as well as [[positivist]] and teleological interpretations of historical materialism that gained ground in the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Sino-Soviet split]] and the rise of revisionism.<ref name=":1" />

	== Key contributions ==		== Key contributions ==
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	Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref name=":0">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].		Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref name=":0">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].

	His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref>https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm</ref>		His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref name=":1">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>[[Interpellation]]<br>[[Epistemological Break]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}
	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

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	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==
	Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism.		Althusser's works include ''For Marx'' (1965) and ''Reading Capital'' (1965), both of which sought to revitalise Marxist theory at a time when it was under critique from various revisionist currents. Althusser took specific issue with the so-called 'humanist' interpretations of Marx, arguing that they stripped Marx's theory of its [[scientific socialism\|scientific]], rational core. There, he argues that an [[epistemological break]] can be observed within the development of Marx's thought. According to which, Marx parted ways with concepts derived from [[Ludwig Feuerbach]], such as the notion '[[species-being]]', and, thus, entered the domain of scientific thought.<ref name=":0" /> Althusser's writings served as a bulwark against revisionist tendencies of his era, notably those that downplayed the role of [[class struggle]], and/or denied the necessity of the [[vanguard party]] and [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. He particularly took issue with the trend of [[Eurocommunism]], which sought to distance itself from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet Union]] and the core principles of Marxism-Leninism, as well as [[positivist]] and teleological interpretations of historical materialism that gained ground in the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Sino-Soviet split]] and the rise of revisionism.

	== Key contributions ==		== Key contributions ==

	Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref>https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].		Althusser's theoretical contributions are primarily centered around a theory of [[ideology]] and [[ideological state apparatus\|ideological state apparatuses]].<ref name=":0">https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm</ref> Althusser posited that ideology is a 'material' force insofar as it is embodied in institutions and practices that reproduce the conditions of production. His concept of [[Interpellation (Althusser)\|interpellation]] describes how individuals are constituted as subjects through ideological practices and thus influenced by the [[ideological state apparatus]].

	His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref>https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm</ref>		His idea of [[overdetermination]] challenged the unidirectional base-superstructure model, suggesting instead that various instances (economic, political, ideological) within a social formation are interconnected and mutually influencing. While he stated that the base was dominant over the superstructure "in the final instance", his work provided the insight that in smaller ways, the superstructure and its ideological institutions may also influence the base.<ref>https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/index.htm</ref>

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	He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental tools by which the [[ruling class]] maintains its hold on [[class society]].		He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental tools by which the [[ruling class]] maintains its hold on [[class society]].

			== Personal life ==
			Althusser suffered from various extreme mental illnesses throughout his life, including depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In a bout of hallucinatory melancholy, he killed his wife by strangulation in 1980, which he subsequently described as "the greatest crime" committed "during crisis of mental confusion". Althusser subsequently spent the last 10 years of his life institutionalized in various psychiatric hospitals until he eventually died of pneumonia in 1990.

	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==

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	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

	He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental tools by which the [[ruling class]] maintains its ~~control of the~~ [[~~state~~]].		He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental tools by which the [[ruling class]] maintains its hold on [[class society]].

	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==

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	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

	He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental ~~facets~~ of ~~maintaining~~ [[~~class dictatorship~~]] .		He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental tools by which the [[ruling class]] maintains its control of the [[state]].

	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}
	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

	He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental facets of maintaining [[class dictatorship]] .		He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental facets of maintaining [[class dictatorship]] .

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=~~Structuralist Marxism~~<br>~~Theory~~ of [[~~ideology~~]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Theory of [[ideology]]<br>Concept of the [[social formation]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}
	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.
			He is most well-known for his contributions to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], wherein he reinterpreted the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]] as a more complex model where, similar to [[Antonio Gramsci]], he identified both physical repression and ideological reproduction as fundamental facets of maintaining [[class dictatorship]] .
	He is ~~specifically~~ known for his ~~contribution~~ to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], ~~reinterpreting~~ the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]]; as ~~well~~ as ~~the concept~~ of ~~the "~~[[~~social formation~~]]".

	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Structuralist Marxism<br>Theory of [[ideology]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Louis Althusser\|image=Althusser.png\|birth_date=16 October 1918\|birth_place=Bir Mourad Raïs, [[Algeria]]\|death_date=22 October 1990\|death_place=Paris, [[France]]\|nationality=French\|image_size=150\|known=Structuralist Marxism<br>Theory of [[ideology]]<br>''[[For Marx]]'' (1965)<br>''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965)}}
	'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time. He is specifically known for his theory of [[ideology]], ~~which reinterpreted~~ the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]], as well as the concept of the "[[social formation]]".		'''Louis Althusser''' (20 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French [[Marxist-Leninist]] philosopher known for his anti-[[humanism]] and defense of "orthodox" Marxism-Leninism against the extreme [[revisionist]] trends of his time.

			He is specifically known for his contribution to the Marxist theory of [[ideology]], reinterpreting the [[dialectical]] relationship between [[base and superstructure]]; as well as the concept of the "[[social formation]]".

	== Notable works ==		== Notable works ==